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B. Adjective.
(
)$
, 4992**), “saving, bringing salvation,” describes the grace of
God, in Titus 2:11.¶
SAME
1.
$
(
'
, 846) denotes “the same” when preceded by the article, and either
with a noun following, e.g., Mark 14:39; Phil. 1:30; 1 Cor. 12:4, or without, e.g., Matt.
5:46, 47; Rom. 2:1; Phil. 2:2; 3:1; Heb. 1:12; 13:8. It is thus to be distinguished from uses
as a personal and a reflexive pronoun.
2.
$
(
%
, 3778), “this” (person or thing), or “he” (and the feminine and neuter
forms), is sometimes translated “the same,” e.g., John 3:2, 26; 7:18; Jas. 3:2; sometimes
the
RV
translates it by “this” or “these,” e.g., John 12:21, “these” (
KJV
, “the same”); 2
Cor. 8:6, “this” (
KJV
, “the same”).
SANCTIFICATION, SANCTIFY
A. Noun.
(
2
, 38), “sanctification,” is used of (a) separation to God, 1 Cor.
1:30; 2 Thess. 2:13; 1 Pet. 1:2; (b) the course of life befitting those so separated, 1 Thess.
4:3, 4, 7; Rom. 6:19, 22; 1 Tim. 2:15; Heb. 12:14.¶ “Sanctification is that relationship
with God into which men enter by faith in Christ, Acts 26:18; 1 Cor. 6:11, and to which
their sole title is the death of Christ, Eph. 5:25, 26; Col. 1:22; Heb. 10:10, 29; 13:12.
“Sanctification is also used in NT of the separation of the believer from evil things
and ways. This sanctification is God’s will for the believer, 1 Thess. 4:3, and His purpose
in calling him by the gospel, v. 7; it must be learned from God, v. 4, as He teaches it by
His Word, John 17:17, 19, cf. Ps. 17:4; 119:9, and it must be pursued by the believer,
earnestly and undeviatingly, 1 Tim. 2:15; Heb. 12:14. For the holy character,
$
,
1 Thess. 3:13, is not vicarious, i.e., it cannot be transferred or imputed, it is an individual
possession, built up, little by little, as the result of obedience to the Word of God, and of
following the example of Christ, Matt. 11:29; John 13:15; Eph. 4:20; Phil. 2:5, in the
power of the Holy Spirit, Rom. 8:13; Eph. 3:16.
“The Holy Spirit is the Agent in sanctification, Rom. 15:16; 2 Thess. 2:13; 1 Pet. 1:2;
cf. 1 Cor. 6:11.… The sanctification of the Spirit is associated with the choice, or
election, of God; it is a Divine act preceding the acceptance of the Gospel by the
individual.”*
For synonymous words see
HOLINESS
.
B. Verb.
(
2 1
, 37), “to sanctify,” “is used of (a) the gold adorning the Temple and
of the gift laid on the altar, Matt. 23:17, 19; (b) food, 1 Tim. 4:5; (c) the unbelieving
spouse of a believer, 1 Cor. 7:14; (d) the ceremonial cleansing of the Israelites, Heb.
9:13; (e) the Father’s Name, Luke 11:2; (f) the consecration of the Son by the Father,
** Differing gender, number, or verb forms (for instance, infinitive or participle) of other
words not listed in
Strong’s
are indicated with a double asterisk (for instance,
, from
, is 3798**).
* From
Notes on Thessalonians,
by Hogg and Vine, pp. 115, 271.