Christ Quote by Charles Spurgeon

Sanctification is the work of the Holy Spirit in us whereby our inner being is progressively changed, freeing us more and more from sinful…

— Jerry Bridges

Sanctification is not a work of nature, but a work of grace. It is a transformation of character effected not by moral influences, but…

— Charles Hodge

Sanctification means the impartation of the Holy qualities of Jesus Christ. It is His patience, His love, His holiness, His faith, His purity, His…

— Oswald Chambers

“What is sanctification? Sanctification is the work of God's free grace, whereby we are renewed in the whole man after the image of God,…

— Westminster Assembly

If we would be sanctified, our course is clear and plain—we must begin with Christ. We must go to him as sinners, with no…

— J. C. Ryle

Sanctification is the real change in man from the sordidness of sin to the purity of God's image.

— William Ames

Sanctification is that inward spiritual work which the Lord Jesus Christ works in a man by the Holy Spirit when He calls him to…

— J. C. Ryle

“In Christ every believer has a once-for-all positional holiness, and from this new identity every Christian is commanded to grow in the ongoing-for-your-whole-life process…

— Kevin DeYoung

If we would be sanctified, our course is clear and plain-we must begin with Christ. We must go to Him as sinners, with no…

— J. C. Ryle

“The process of sanctification is an addiction to holiness, a compulsive fixation on Christ and an impulsive pattern of compassion, virtue and love. This…

— William M. Struthers

Sanctification will be drudgery unless we believe that holiness is possible and that it is pleasing to God.

— Kevin DeYoung

If the work of our sanctification presents us with difficulties that appear insurmountable, it is because we do not look at it in the…

— Jean-Pierre de Caussade