Christianity Quote by Kevin DeYoung

“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 is possessing the mind of Christ.

— John G. Lake

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

“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

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

— William Ames

Sanctification means that the Christians have been judged already, and that they are being preserved until the coming of Christ and are ever advancing…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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 at base a tenacious grip on the robe of Christ, a wrestling with the Lord to bless us, a sojourn in the…

— Kevin DeYoung

“Sanctification comes from the Holy Spirit.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“Sanctification only begins our being made like our Lord Jesus Christ. It is never complete in this life. There is no perfect Christian, even…

— Desmond Ford

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 is the process in which we become more aware of how sinful we are.

— R. C. Sproul, Jr