If you notice, the root word for "sanctification"
is always G-38. Looking up G-38, you will see that underneath the definition is
a list of all of the words used from that specific Greek word.
Besides "sanctification," G-38 is also translated
as "holiness." Now, look up the word "holiness" and find
those with the root word G-38. Here are all of the words that I found with the
root G-38 (both "holiness" and "sanctification"):
"I speak after
the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have
yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity;
even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness." (Romans 6:19)
"But now being
made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting
life." (Romans 6:22)
"But of him are
ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:"
(1 Corinthians 1:30)
"For this is the
will of God, even your sanctification,
that ye should abstain from fornication:" (1 Thessalonians 4:3)
"That every one
of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;" (1 Thessalonians 4:4)
"For God hath not
called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness."
(1 Thessalonians 4:7)
"But we are bound
to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God
hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:" (2
Thessalonians 2:13)
"Notwithstanding
she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety." (1
Timothy 2:15)
"Follow peace
with all men, and holiness, without
which no man shall see the Lord:" (Hebrews 12:14)
"Elect according
to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the
blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied." (1
Peter 1:2)
Do We Need Other
Books?
Is God's Word really
enough for the believer, or do we need other books to help us along? While study
books can be extremely helpful, I would caution any Christian in using
"other books." Persuasive authors can use Scripture out of context
and if we are not careful to use the Bible as our "plumb line," we
can very easily be swayed to believe something that is not fully truth. Let us
take into consideration the question at hand. Why would one think that the
Bible is not enough? We can read many
authors, some of which will claim that we only need the Bible, others who will
claim that we need extra curriculum. Well, what does the Bible Itself say about
this issue?
"For whatsoever
things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through
patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope." (Romans 15:4)
"All Scripture
is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for
reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of
God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works." (2
Timothy 3:16-17)
"According as His
divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and
godliness, through the knowledge of Him that hath called us to glory and
virtue: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious
promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having
escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust." (2 Peter
1:3-4)
"As ye have
therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in Him: Rooted and built
up in Him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding
therein with thanksgiving. Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and
vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world,
and not after Christ." (Colossians 2:6-8) (emphasis added)
If still in doubt after reading these passages, I would
recommend you to read Psalm 119 and see what God thinks about His Word. Just as
God opened the understanding of His disciples to know what His Word says ("Then opened He their understanding,
that they might understand the scriptures," Luke 24:45), God will open
our understanding.
As this series concludes, may we apply ourselves to
diligently study God's Word in 2014 so that
Jesus will not have to say to us as to the Pharisees, "Did ye never read in the scriptures. .
." (Matthew 21:42) or as to the Sadducees, "Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of
God." (Matthew 22:29)
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