Distinctive Difference

Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people through His own blood, suffered outside the gate. Hebrews 13:12 NASB Sanctify – It’s easy to get a bit confused by this verse and others like it. Not differentiating “sanctify” from “atone,” we might think that this verse supports the idea that Yeshua died for our…

Holy Ground

but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence; 1 Peter 3:15 NASB Sanctify – What does “sanctify the Messiah as Lord” really mean? When you think of…

Preparations

“And for their sake I consecrate myself, that they also may be sanctified in truth.”  John 17:19  ESV Consecrate – “The language is equally appropriate to the preparation of a priest and the preparation of a sacrifice; it is therefore doubly appropriate to Christ.”[1]  Barrett’s comment about the Greek word hagiazo is now so commonplace…

You Must Be Kidding!

to the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, saints by calling, with all who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours: 1 Corinthians 1:2  NASB Saints – How is it possible, how is it even conceivable…

Corinthians (2)

to the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, saints by calling, with all who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours: 1 Corinthians 1:2 Sanctified – You’ve got to be kidding!  These people, the Corinthians, have…