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The Error Of Once Experience Of Sanctification by FreshGreen: 11:36am On Apr 26, 2018
THE ERROR OF ONCE EXPERIENCE OF SANCTIFICATION
Do you know that the doctrine of once saved is saved forever is erroneous? The same thing is applicable to once sanctified is sanctified forever.

For several years I was in a church where we were taught that sanctification is an instantaneous experience, that a person would experience once just like salvation experience, that you will know when, where and how it happened, and that settles it. So you can move on and add that to your spiritual CV that you were saved in 1994 and got sanctified 1995, more than 20 years ago, where the adamic nature, tendency of sin is completely rooted away. This sounds nice but it’s not biblically real, and it has more negative implications than the positive.

Then I saw people giving testimonies of their 20 years’ experience of sanctification, they believe they have been sanctified completely, no need for daily sanctification, and yet there begin some traces of sins in their lives like gossip, backbiting, anger, envy, jealousy, lust, etc. yet they see no reason to ask God to sanctify their heart again because they have already been sanctified 20 years ago; Somebody who believes he has been completely sanctified 10 years ago will not mention forgiveness of sin or ask God to sanctify him daily while praying because he believes only “sinners” ask for forgiveness of sins and cleansing now and then, but yet he still he makes mistakes, he still sin in words, in thought and action, but he has no reason to pray for forgiveness or daily sanctification, what an erroneous belief! This is when hypocrisy becomes heart’s hardened.

What Is Sanctification Really?
Sanctification is becoming more like Jesus every day by prayer, reading and meditating God’s and being watchful. It’s not what you have become 10 years ago.

What are the differences of Doctrines of Instantaneous, once sanctification and daily sanctification?

1, When we see sanctification as daily experience where we become more like Jesus every day, we will have room to grow daily, unlike if we believe we have been sanctified years back.

2, When we see sanctification as daily, we will be humble to search our lives daily and ready to correct, unlike if we believe one sanctification of yester-years.

3, A daily sanctification believer knows that no matter how he was sanctified yesterday, he will still need to pray for sanctification today and watch.

4, A daily sanctification believer will not find his heart hardened and will have no room for hypocrisy, because no matter what mistakes or sins he makes yesterday, he can be more like Jesus today, so no need to defend himself in error or prove himself.

5, The doctrine of once instantaneous sanctification hardens heart in hypocrisy.

6, Daily self-examination is useless if we don't believe in daily sanctification or how will you pray that God should sanctify you on what you examine? That is the reason there are more hypocrites among those who believe in once, instantaneous sanctification because they see no reason for daily sanctification.

If you ask me, “Are sanctified?” I will answer, “Yes”. And if you ask further, “So when were you sanctified?” I will answer you, “This morning” If you ask tomorrow, I will give same answer. Daily sanctification gives more grace for us to search our lives, humble ourselves and grow daily. We are being sanctified daily, not once, instantaneous of 20 years ago. “For both He who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified are all of one, for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren” Hebrews 2:11.

Jesus Christ has perfected the work of our sanctification on the cross of Calvary once, but we need to access it daily for perfect Christian life. “For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.” Hebrews 10:14. Don’t just go for sanctification once no matter your experience, go for it daily.

Why We Need Daily Sanctification
If you put a frame on the wall or your TV sets, no matter how clean they are in an air-conditioned room, after some time, there will be dust on them. The same thing is applicable in our Christian life. We are living in a polluted world, even if we keep ourselves away from pollution of the world, we need sanctification daily – that is daily prayer for sanctification, daily reading of Bible and daily watchfulness.

May the Lord sanctify us within and without and keep us watchful and vigilant in Jesus name!

RTEM: rtemoutreach.org
Re: The Error Of Once Experience Of Sanctification by Nobody: 2:29pm On Apr 26, 2018
Once saved , forever saved is highly misunderstood.
First of all, what does it mean to be saved? It means to have eternal life. This eternal life is Christ himself living within.
1 John 1:2 (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto uswink

1 John 5:13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

The presence of this life makes a man born again (a new creature).
It is this life (living word) that sanctifies and preserve him.
Salvation is an irreversible process. It is not superficial neither an oath to do better. It is deep reaching deep into the very fabric of a totally depraved creature turning him instantly a new creature.
The new creature is subject to God as opposed to the old one. The new creature is made in the holiness and righteousness of the creator.

It is the creator himself that sanctifies and preserves this creature himself through his Almighty word.

So a man who is as saved is born again, sanctified and preserved by the creator so he cannot lose his salvation.

Sanctification on the other hand is both once and continuous in which God shapen and mold the image of that man to look like Christ it requires the cooperation of that man by walking in the spirit, following the footstep of Christ and mortifying the flesh.
All these are base on love.
Once saved already saved means that when a man is born again he is born again. He doesn't fall and then get rebornagain. A man that fall away from Christ was never saved he may have tested these spiritual things but he is not saved.

A man who is saved will overcome because of what he carries.
Re: The Error Of Once Experience Of Sanctification by Nobody: 2:35pm On Apr 26, 2018
FreshGreen:
THE ERROR OF ONCE EXPERIENCE OF SANCTIFICATION
Do you know that the doctrine of once saved is saved forever is erroneous? The same thing is applicable to once sanctified is sanctified forever.

For several years I was in a church where we were taught that sanctification is an instantaneous experience, that a person would experience once just like salvation experience, that you will know when, where and how it happened, and that settles it. So you can move on and add that to your spiritual CV that you were saved in 1994 and got sanctified 1995, more than 20 years ago, where the adamic nature, tendency of sin is completely rooted away. This sounds nice but it’s not biblically real, and it has more negative implications than the positive.

Then I saw people giving testimonies of their 20 years’ experience of sanctification, they believe they have been sanctified completely, no need for daily sanctification, and yet there begin some traces of sins in their lives like gossip, backbiting, anger, envy, jealousy, lust, etc. yet they see no reason to ask God to sanctify their heart again because they have already been sanctified 20 years ago; Somebody who believes he has been completely sanctified 10 years ago will not mention forgiveness of sin or ask God to sanctify him daily while praying because he believes only “sinners” ask for forgiveness of sins and cleansing now and then, but yet he still he makes mistakes, he still sin in words, in thought and action, but he has no reason to pray for forgiveness or daily sanctification, what an erroneous belief! This is when hypocrisy becomes heart’s hardened.

What Is Sanctification Really?
Sanctification is becoming more like Jesus every day by prayer, reading and meditating God’s and being watchful. It’s not what you have become 10 years ago.

What are the differences of Doctrines of Instantaneous, once sanctification and daily sanctification?

1, When we see sanctification as daily experience where we become more like Jesus every day, we will have room to grow daily, unlike if we believe we have been sanctified years back.

2, When we see sanctification as daily, we will be humble to search our lives daily and ready to correct, unlike if we believe one sanctification of yester-years.

3, A daily sanctification believer knows that no matter how he was sanctified yesterday, he will still need to pray for sanctification today and watch.

4, A daily sanctification believer will not find his heart hardened and will have no room for hypocrisy, because no matter what mistakes or sins he makes yesterday, he can be more like Jesus today, so no need to defend himself in error or prove himself.

5, The doctrine of once instantaneous sanctification hardens heart in hypocrisy.

6, Daily self-examination is useless if we don't believe in daily sanctification or how will you pray that God should sanctify you on what you examine? That is the reason there are more hypocrites among those who believe in once, instantaneous sanctification because they see no reason for daily sanctification.

If you ask me, “Are sanctified?” I will answer, “Yes”. And if you ask further, “So when were you sanctified?” I will answer you, “This morning” If you ask tomorrow, I will give same answer. Daily sanctification gives more grace for us to search our lives, humble ourselves and grow daily. We are being sanctified daily, not once, instantaneous of 20 years ago. “For both He who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified are all of one, for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren” Hebrews 2:11.

Jesus Christ has perfected the work of our sanctification on the cross of Calvary once, but we need to access it daily for perfect Christian life. “For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.” Hebrews 10:14. Don’t just go for sanctification once no matter your experience, go for it daily.

Why We Need Daily Sanctification
If you put a frame on the wall or your TV sets, no matter how clean they are in an air-conditioned room, after some time, there will be dust on them. The same thing is applicable in our Christian life. We are living in a polluted world, even if we keep ourselves away from pollution of the world, we need sanctification daily – that is daily prayer for sanctification, daily reading of Bible and daily watchfulness.

May the Lord sanctify us within and without and keep us watchful and vigilant in Jesus name!

RTEM: rtemoutreach.org


the Adamic nature is not removed in fact sin can not be stopped as long as we
are in this flesh .
Re: The Error Of Once Experience Of Sanctification by Kobojunkie: 3:22pm On Aug 19, 2021
the Adamic nature is not removed in fact sin can not be stopped as long as we
are in this flesh .
There is no "Adamic" nature as man was made in the image of God and though we are all cursed as a result of Adam's sin against God in the beginning. Sin is simply a choice made in disobedience of God's Law such as as choice made by Adam in the beginning to disobey God’s law of sin and Death. The choice Adam made was one he made not because he was born a physical being- from the clay of this earth aka flesh but because he, Adam, disbelieved God. undecided

Redemption offered to us by God through Jesus Christ is meant to redeem us, not from sin but from the Curse, and help restore us back to being Sons of God living in obedience to the teachings and commandments of Jesus Christ, God's Law. undecided

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