"Sanctification means more then being free from sin. It means the deliberate commitment of myself to the God of my salvation, and being willing to pay whatever it may cost."
What a beautiful definition... of faith. If you read my last post and are now reading this one you may realize that I don't like the misuse of words, it robs them of their true meaning. Faith is a beautiful thing, one that is to be cherished, but it is not synonymous with sanctification. Let's give both these words the power that they hold and not rob ourselves of two unique and amazing parts of our walk with God.
Sanctification is the act of being made holy. The deliberate and gracious acting of the Holy Spirit at work in the life and person of a believer. it is entirely the act of God who is the only one able to make holy that which sin has corrupt. We are to seek God and faith and allow him, if even we do that much, to work in us. We are the recipients of sanctification as a result of the call that God places on us into his grace.
Chambers here defines sanctification as faith, that is incorrect and robs these words of their true meanings respectively.
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