Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.
1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 (ESV)
Sanctification, literally means "to set apart" for special use or purpose, that is, to make it holy or sacred. Therefore, sanctification refers to the state or process of being set apart, i.e. made holy. This is a work of the Holy Spirit in the life of a Christian. Paul, in the passage above, is reminding the church of Thessalonica that God is purifying for himself a people. That Jesus is making for himself a holy and purified bride.
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