sanctify

SANC'TIFY, v.t. [Low L. sanctifico; from sanctus, holy, and facio, to make.]

1. In a general sense, to cleanse, purify or make holy.

2. To separate, set apart or appoint to a holy, sacred or religious use.

God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it. Gen. 2.

So under the Jewish dispensation, to sanctify the altar, the temple, the priests, &c.

3. To purify; to prepare for divine service, and for partaking of holy things. Ex. 19.

4. To separate, ordain and appoint to the work of redemption and the government of the church. John 10.

5. To cleanse from corruption; to purify from sin; to make holy be detaching the affections from the world and its defilements, and exalting them to a supreme love to God.

Sanctify them through thy truth; thy word is truth. John 17. Eph. 5.

6. To make the means of holiness; to render productive of holiness or piety.

Those judgments of God are the more welcome, as a means which his mercy hath sanctified so to me, as to make me repent of that unjust act.

7. To make free from guilt.

That holy man amaz'd at what he saw, made haste to sanctify the bliss by law.

8. To secure from violation.

Truth guards the poet, sanctifies the line.

To sanctify God, to praise and celebrate him as a holy being; to acknowledge and honor his holy majesty, and to reverence his character and laws. Is. 8.

God sanctifies himself or his name, by vindicating his honor from the reproaches of the wicked, and manifesting his glory. Ezek. 36.

 

SCRIPTURES:

John 17:19

• New Testament

And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth. 

Ezekiel 36:23

• Old Testament

And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I am the Lord, saith the Lord God, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes. 

Joshua 7:13

• Old Testament

Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow: for thus saith the Lord God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from among you. 

Deuteronomy 5:12

• Old Testament

Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee.

2 Nephi 18:13

• Book of Mormon

Sanctify the Lord of Hosts himself, and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. 

Moroni 10:32
Yea, ^acome unto Christ, and be ^bperfected in him, and ^cdeny yourselves of all ungodliness; and if ye shall deny yourselves of all ungodliness, and ^dlove God with all your might, mind and strength, then is his grace sufficient for you, that by his grace ye may be ^eperfect in Christ; and if by the grace of God ye are perfect in Christ, ye can in nowise deny the power of God.

QUOTES:
“If you're serious about sanctification, you can expect to experience heart-wrenching moments that try your faith, your endurance, and your patience.”
― Sheri L. Dew, If Life Were Easy, It Wouldn't Be Hard: And Other Reassuring Truths 

“To be in Christ -- that is redemption; but for Christ to be in you -- that is sanctification!”
― W. Ian Thomas

-Sanctified afflictions are spiritual promotions.

Matthew Henry

 

 

-I have a very personal feeling about how special America is, and I know how precious freedom is. It is a sacred gift, sanctified by those who have lived it and those who have died defending it. My right to speak my mind, to have a voice, to be what some have called 'opinionated,' is a right I deeply and profoundly cherish.

Teresa Heinz

 

-There are no soft or slothful ways to become sanctified to the point that we are prepared to live in the presence of the Savior. And there can be blessings in the burdens we bear. As a result of these struggles, our souls are stretched and our spirits are strengthened. Our character becomes more Christlike as we are tried and tested.

L. Lionel Kendrick

-Repenting and coming unto Christ through the covenants and ordinances of salvation are prerequisite to and a preparation for being sanctified by the reception of the Holy Ghost and standing spotless before God at the last day.

David A. Bednar

PERSONAL DEFINITION:
I think the word Sanctify has a big meaning. It means to 'set apart from' or 'cleanse of' or 'purify'.
I've learned that we, as human beings are not naturally clean or worthy. We needed, and do need Christ as our ultimate source of sanctification.
We come closer to Christ as we are refined by trials and tests of this mortal life.
Sanctification strengthens us.
The Grace of God can purify us in a way that makes us our TRUE fully sanctified selves again.
And when we are living true to that (Our real worthy selves) then we will be serving, living, opening and lighting new ways for others, and ourselves, to be even more sanctified.
I think also think, that another key to being sanctified comes when we set ourselves apart from the world and stand in holy places.
Sanctification also comes with LOVE.
When we love, and are willing to serve, than God can trust us with more power, which can only come if we are worthy and sanctified.