Introduction to Sanctification

Now even the first covenant had regulations of divine worship and the earthly sanctuary. For there was a tabernacle prepared, the outer one, in which were the lampstand and the table and the sacred bread; this is called the holy place. Behind the second veil there was a tabernacle which is called the Holy of Holies, having a golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold, in which was a golden jar holding the manna, and Aaron’s rod which budded, and the tables of the covenant; and above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat; but of these things we cannot now speak in detail. Now when these things have been so prepared, the priests are continually entering the outer tabernacle performing the divine worship, but into the second, only the high priest enters once a year, not without taking blood, which he offers for himself and for the sins of the people committed in ignorance. The Holy Spirit is signifying this, that the way into the holy place has not yet been disclosed while the outer tabernacle is still standing, which is a symbol for the present time. Accordingly both gifts and sacrifices are offered which cannot make the worshiper perfect in conscience, since they relate only to food and drink and various washings, regulations for the body imposed until a time of reformation. But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things to come, He entered through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this creation; and not through the blood of goats and calves, but through His own blood, He entered the holy place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption. For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling those who have been defiled sanctify for the cleansing of the flesh, how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? For this reason He is the mediator of a new covenant, so that, since a death has taken place for the redemption of the transgressions that were committed under the first covenant, those who have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance. For where a covenant is, there must of necessity be the death of the one who made it. For a covenant is valid only when men are dead, for it is never in force while the one who made it lives. Therefore even the first covenant was not inaugurated without blood. For when every commandment had been spoken by Moses to all the people according to the Law, he took the blood of the calves and the goats, with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people, saying, “This is the blood of the covenant which God commanded you.” And in the same way he sprinkled both the tabernacle and all the vessels of the ministry with the blood. And according to the Law, one may almost say, all things are cleansed with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness. Therefore it was necessary for the copies of the things in the heavens to be cleansed with these, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. For Christ did not enter a holy place made with hands, a mere copy of the true one, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us; nor was it that He would offer Himself often, as the high priest enters the holy place year by year with blood that is not his own. Otherwise, He would have needed to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now once at the consummation of the ages He has been manifested to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself. And inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment, so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin, to those who eagerly await Him.

Sanctification

Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology Sanctification > S

The generic meaning of sanctification is “the state of proper functioning.” To sanctify someone or something is to set that person or thing apart for the use intended by its designer. A pen is “sanctified” when used to write. Eyeglasses are “sanctified” when used to improve sight. In the theological sense, things are sanctified when they are used for the purpose God intends. A human being is sanctified, therefore, when he or she lives according to God’s design and purpose.

Statutes:

Worship - (John 4)

Spirit - Transcendent, Emotional, Passionate, Desirable, Attractable (Jn. 4:23)

Truth - Transcendent, Observable, Educational, Discoverable, Applicable (Jn. 4:22-23)

Order/Structure - Gathering, Collective, Unified, Corroborative, Body, Subject, Object, Time (Acts 11:19-30; 1 and 2 Timothy; Titus)

Temporary/Earthly Clauses -

Tabernacle and its components (Exodus 25:23-26:30)

The Holy of Holies (Leviticus 16:3)

The Jar of manna (Exodus 16:33)

The altar of incense (Exodus 30:1-6)

The rod of Aaron (Numbers 17:8-10)

The Two stone Tablets (Deuteronomy 10:3-5)

The Ark of the covenant (Exodus 25:10-22)

Levitical priesthood (Leviticus 16:2)

The role of the High Priest on the Day of Atonement (Numbers 18:2-6)

Mosaic Law concerning food (Leviticus 11:2)

Mosaic Law concerning uncleanness (Leviticus 11:25, 15:18; Numbers 19:13)

Day of Atonement (Leviticus 16:6-7)

Ashes of the red heifer (Numbers 19:9)

Ratification of the Mosaic covenant (Exodus 24:3-8)

Consecration of the Levitical priesthood (Leviticus 8:15)

Necessity of blood for atonement (Leviticus 17:11)

Isaiah’s suffering servant (Isaiah 53:12)

Permanent/Eternal Clauses

Blood of Christ - Christ being the verb in the sentence (position) (Mark 14:58; 2 Cor. 4:18, 5:1)

Place of the offering - Heaven (Acts 20; Romans 3, 8 1 Tim. 2)

One-time - It is finished (Matthew 26-28; Mark 16; John 20-21)

Death

The Separation of “life”

Heaven - The ultimate dwelling place of God (Father, Son, Holy Ghost)

The assured dwelling place of those with faith in (God: Father, Son, Holy Ghost)

The application of thought within its relation to the Religious/Christian life.

Hell - The ultimate dwelling place of the “anti-Christ”

The assured dwelling place of those with faith in (Self, anti-christs, anything other than God: Father, Son, Holy Ghost)

The application of thought within its relation to the non-Religious/Christian life

Undisputed Absolute Truth

Earthly - First Death, Earthly Skin/Flesh

Heavenly - Second Death, spiritual/soul

Prophetic

Present - Pertaining to the “present time” such as A.D. 60-65 and Modern day

Results and consequences currently being administrated even though decisions were made in the past.

A gift already made

Reality - Living for Christ

Future - Pertaining to a “future time” such as tomorrow or A.D. 3030

Purpose and consequence not yet being administrated even though decisions are made now.

A gift to be made

Reality - Living with Christ

Communion

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