WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT SANCTIFIED LIFE.

Sanctification, justification and glorification are sweet sisters from one family.  Anytime one visits you, chances to see them all is easily. Nevertheless it's hardly to see Justification or glorification without first seeing sanctification regardless their simultaneously movement.
  So let's look at sanctification first before we will look at the other two in the subsequent time on this reliable blog.
     
Before I will tell you what's SANCTIFIED LIFE,let me rather takes you through what is not.
 Sanctified life firstly, is not freedom from temptation. The probability is that you will be tempted more as you live sanctified life than ever before. Untill then you have not been very dangerous to the kingdom of Satan. But the the moment you enter this experience he will do everything in is power to defeat you. Hence sanctification by no means ensures from from temptation.
   Second,It's not a guarantee of safety from the possibility of sin.(1cor 10;12)
"Wherefore let him that think he stand take heed lest he fall".
There's no condition in this life where Christian is safe from possibility of sin. Those who rise to highest  can fall lowest.
         Also sanctified life is not deliverance from sin.That is never God way to victory. Sin is dealt with,settle with,done with onve for all. Sin's power is broken and you yield no more.
Now that you have seen what it is not, let's see what it is!

To start with, it's an instantaneous crisis crisis experience. That means it has a beginning, and while you may view it as a process long-life in it's result,you must also recognise its crisis nature.It must have a start. The children if Israel  found crossing of the jordan just such experience. It was a crisis hour in their history. In the morning they were in the wildernesses side; in the evening they were on the opposite side.

         Moreover, it is life of victory over sin. If it is not that,it is nothing. God has guaranteed deliverance from the power of sin."Sin shall not have dominion  over you". Apart from a life of victory,sin a profession of sanctification is a mockery.
       In addition, it is a long-life transformation into Christ-likeness.
2 Corinthians  3:18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the LORD.  More and more we partake of his image untill at last when he shall appear we shall be like him.

TIME OF SANCTIFICATION
When sanctification take place? In God's plan at conversion, but in man experience as a rule,after. I do not believe that God intends his children to wander for years in the wilderness. It is his purpose that they should yeild  so fully at conversion and live such as a spirit-filled life even after that back-sliding would be unknown.
Unfortunately very few do,and the result is that there must come a second great crisis when they turn from failure and disappointment in absolute surrender to live only and wholly for God.
      STEPS IN SANCTIFICATION.
There are three steps in sanctification and there are two parts to the experience. From a theological standpoint you may it experimentally. Now from a practical perspective, there are,as i have already stated, two sides to the experience known as sanctification. There is first man's part and second God's part. A very important statement is found in Joshua3:5,where the command is given,"sanctify  yourselves ". " But",you exclaim",I always thought that sanctification was the work of the holy spirit"
Then how do you explain this very clear and definite injunction "sanctify yourselves"? The problem is not hard to solve. This is man's part. And before God can possibly do his part,man must do his and sanctify himself. I have also stated that,there are three steps in sanctification. The first two constitute man's side of the transaction, and the third,God's. These are; SEPARATION, DEDICATION AND FILLING.
First " separation from" second "dedication to,third  filling with". You see it means not only a a separation from but also dedication to. Separation from is negative and dedication to is positive. There are two parts to man's side of sanctification." Sanctify yourselves ".
        You do your part and God will do His. The third FILLING WITH is God's part. And the reason so many pray and plead and wait in vain for the filling with is simply because they have not yet taken both the steps demanded by God upon which the third depends.
       Let us then first of all be sure that our separation is complete. God insist of clean-cut separation from sin in every shape and form,from the world and all allurements, from everything that grieves the holy spirit and cripples our power.
      Second, we must dedicate our lives to God.separation is incomplete unless it involves this second step. We separate from the old self life and all that is displeasing to God only that we may be separated unto Him. Hence,dedication means the setting of one's self apart of God. We are to be holy;that is,we are separated unto God for a holy purpose. This dedication must be made actual and real in experience.
    Now ,when you know positively, when you are absolutely sure that you have taken these first two steps after waiting before God long enough for the holy spirit to search you,then by simple faith, without any outward manifestation whatever,you can believe the world and rise from your knees knowing that God has done His part.

FACT,FAITH,FELLING.
Now don't let satan cheat you out of the blessing by making you wait for some supernatural manifestation of feeling.You will know the joy and the comfort of the holy spirit as you go out believing, testifying, acting on your faith. God's order for sanctification is the same as for salvation. First FACT, second FAITH third FEELING. Now satan always reverses the Divine order, and tells you to look for feeling. But how can you know something to believe?
    Here are some facts," If we confess our sins,He's faithful and just to forgive us our sins,and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness "(1John1:9)
The condition is that you confess. Have you met the condition? Then why make God  liar?(1John 1;7). What is the condition? If we walk in the light" and what happens? The blood of Christ His Son,cleansed us from all sin. But you say i don't feel  cleansed. No, and you will never until you first of all believe God's Word and act on your faith.
     So it is with sanctification. You do your part and God will do His. You separate and dedicate and God will do his part. You separate and dedicate and God will fill. Thus you will experience and live a sanctified life.