Sanctification is a Process

Sanctification is a process. Basically, the word sanctified means “set apart.” The term saint comes from the same root and means “a set-apart one” to the Lord. Another word with the same meaning is holy. Sanctify is used in two ways. 

Sanctify means to set apart, or declare holy, for God’s use or service. All Christians are called “saints” in this sense—God has set them apart for his service. Such “sanctification” is usually regarded as being instantaneous and as taking place at the time of one’s conversion: “You were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the…