Produced by Charlene Taylor, Carla Foust, Joel Erickson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Transcriber's note Minor punctuation errors have been corrected without notice. A few obvious typographical errors have been corrected, and they are listed at the end. SANCTIFICATION Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate. Heb. 13:12. By J. W. BYERS Printed in 1902 by GOSPEL TRUMPET COMPANY CONTENTS What Is Sanctification? 5 The Apostolic Experience 11 Consecration and Dedication 19 The Holy Spirit of Promise 25 Our Inheritance 32 Sanctified by Faith 39 The Subtraction Process 45 Christian Perfection 51 Holiness 58 The Vine and The Branches 64 Some Helpful Thoughts on Consecration 69 Questions and Answers 76 Personal Experience 90 What is Sanctification? Scripturally, the word =sanctification= has three meanings: First, separation; second, dedication; third, spirit-filling. Webster's definition of it is as follows: "1. Sanctification is the act of God's grace by which the affections of man are purified, or alienated from sin and the world, and exalted to a supreme love of God; also, the state of being thus purified or sanctified. 2. The act of consecrating, or setting apart for a sacred purpose." "=Sanctifier.= One who sanctifies or makes holy; specifically, the Holy Ghost." "=Sanctify.= 1. To set apart to a holy or religious use. 2. To make holy or free from sin; to cleanse from moral corruption or pollution; to make holy by detaching the affections from the world and its defilements and exalting them to a supreme love of God." Scripturally and practically, the terms sanctification, holiness, purity, and perfection are synonymous. =Holiness=, Separation: setting apart; sacredness. =Purity.= Cleanness; chastity. =Perfection.= Completeness; wholeness. All this is comprehended in one word, =sanctification=.