What Does Sanctifying Grace Mean

1999) notes that sanctifying grace has another name: deifying grace, or the grace that makes us godlike. We receive this grace in the Sacrament of Baptism; it is the grace that makes us part of the Body of Christ, able to receive the other graces God offers and to make use of them to live holy lives.

What are examples of sanctifying grace?

Adversity, prosperity, sickness, disappointment, bereavement, failure and success are tools in the hands of God’s Spirit (James 1:2,3; 1 Peter 1:7; Romans 8:28; 2 Corinthians 4:17; Hebrews 12:6,9–11).

What does sanctifying mean in the Bible?

Definition of sanctify transitive verb. 1 : to set apart to a sacred purpose or to religious use : consecrate. 2 : to free from sin : purify. 3a : to impart or impute sacredness, inviolability, or respect to.

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