Sanctify means "to set apart," to make holy. In this case Jesus is praying that the apostles will be set apart to their work.

Luke 4 4And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

Hebrews 4 12For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. 13Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

We will all be judged by the word of God.  Moreover, by the way we handle it.  It is not here for our speculation.  It is here as God’s voice of authority as our creator and sustainer.  We are subject to it, it is not subject to our own understanding.

Hebrews 11  1Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2For by it the elders obtained a good report. 3Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

1 Peter 1  23Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
24For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: 25But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.

Revelation 19 11And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. 12His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. 13And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. 14And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. 15And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 16And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. 17And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; 18That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great. 19And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. 20And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. 21And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.


Jesus Christ is the WORD OF GOD.  He created the world by His word.  He spoke and it stood fast.  His commands are pure, and true, and infinitely powerful.  They stand forever.  We will all be judged by the WORD OF GOD.  Just as His word can and has created, so it can and will His word destroy those who do not submit to it.  The WORD OF GOD is salvation to those who believe and submit to it, but it is a sword of destruction to those who resist and ignore it.

John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

Those who will submit to the authority of God's word will be sanctified by the same, for Christ is the WORD OF GOD. 

II Th 2:7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
14 Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.







 

Please read the following verses and help me to understand by what means God does his sanctifying

That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
Eph 5:26 (KJV)

 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
John 3:5 (KJV)

Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
Titus 3:5 (KJV)

And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
Acts 22:16 (KJV)

 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
Heb 10:22 (KJV)

The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
1 Peter 3:21 (KJV)

This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. 7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. 8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.
1 John 5:6-8 (KJV)

Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.
Heb 13:12 (KJV)

No Stucky we are just going to study for a more complete understanding but feel free to set this one out if you wish.

yogi bear

You asked:

 
ἁγίασον agiason is a unique Greek word form that is mostly found in the LXX or as some call it the Septuagint. it is also a Classical era term. It means to express entire dedication and consecration of both person and things to God.

GTM

yogi bear

 
This is true but not in all cases.

For example: The Priests in the temple would prepare the gold and silver in earthen vessels to make it useful for Temple use. In that sense one form of the term hagoi would imply ceremonial sanctification. It was an act of obedience on the part of man that set this element apart.

When it comes to salvation there is much debate on sanctification. Some see sanctification as a process and some see it as an event and then some see it as both. One requires mans response and the other is totally the work of God.

That is the difference between a monergist and a synergist.

GTM

GTM

Why start another thread about the same thing, didn't like the direction of the other thread?

http://www.gracecentered.com/christian_forums/churches-of-christ-forum/what-does-sanctify-mean/