Means of Sanctification

As we have ealier established in the former post (See sanctification), that sanctification is a matter of choice, and that you must be willing, whole - heatedly want to be consecrated to the things of God. This post would be establishing facts, with the help of the holy spirit, about the ways in which one could be sanctified.
Firstly, let us refresh our memory about sanctification and to know if you have actually done some personal studies on your own...
- What is sanctification?
- What is the difference between sanctification and being born again?
- Why do we need sanctification?

Now that i am sure you remember what we talked about the last time, let us move further to the business of the month:

The two major means of sanctification we would be discussing this month is Sanctification by the Word and Sanctification By the Holy Spirit, when i say these means are the major ones i don't mean they are the most effective, as a mater of fact they all work hand - in - hand.

THE WORD

John 1: 1 - 5, made us understand that "...in the begining was the word and the word was with God..." What is the Word or better still Who is the Word. God is the word (John 1: 1c). Rev. 19 : 13, "...and his name is called the Word of God" this could be summarised as God is equal to the Word and the word is equal to Jesus.

John 17: 17a, "Sanctify them through thy truth..." This verse explains that the word of God is the truth, now the question is How can we be sanctified by the truth.
John 17: 19 "And for their sakes i sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth" Our Lord Jesus Christ gave us a perfect means of sanctification here - THE TRUTH. What is the truth?
John 17 : 17b, "... thy word is truth" answers the whole question. Now again the truth is the word of God and the word of God is Jesus .
1john 5: 20, "...that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his son Jesus Christ..." John here is testifying to the fact that Jesus Christ is the Truth, Christ also said this of himself, in John 14: 6 "...I am the way, the truth and the life..." a close study of this verse would make you realise the right steps to follow to being sanctified by the Word of God, Follow the sequence set by Christ, I am the way, to the true life.
Jesus is the true way to life. He further explained, in the same verse "...no man cometh unto the father, but by me" that means the only true way to life is through Our Lord Jesus Christ.
We can therefore explain john 17: 19 as for their sakes i sanctify myself that they also might be sanctified through me, the truth.

John 1: 17, " For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ" The law of Moses came with so much conditions and laid down consequences of disobeying even the slightest detail of this law, But Jesus came with Grace and truth. this is why you need jesus in your life.
this is why you can go wrong so many times and still be forgiven - grace. This is why we can have God and jesus Christ being formed in us through the Holy Spirit.

A man of God said "the word of God is His way of building himself into us" The word here both refers to Jesus Christ and The Bible. by studyng the Bible you would learn more about God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Learn more about is will - and learn to walk in it.

Heb. 10 :19 - 20 seals it all.