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Sanctification.

We are sanctified by the Holy Spirit through truth and the

Word of God. The definition of sanctification is as follows:

Sanctification. The biblical meaning of
sanctification is “1: to set apart to a sacred

purpose or to religious use :consecrate 2: to free
from sin: purify 3a: to impart or impute
sacredness, inviolability, or respect to b: to give

moral or social sanction to 4: to make productive
of holiness or piety observe the day of the
sabbath, to sanctify it — Deuteronomy 5:12

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(Douay Version)”
Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.
John 17:17 ESV [Emphasis added]

But we ought always to give thanks to God for

you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God
chose you as the firstfruits to be saved, through
sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the

truth. 2 Thessalonians 2:13 ESV [Emphasis
added]

I am speaking in human terms, because of your

natural limitations. For just as you once

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