Santus Facio

Its not a sinless perfection, but a constant renewing. The idea of being set apart, pure and holy. This is my understanding of what it means to be sanctified. With such a merciful God, we sometimes take advantage of our actions knowing that our God is a forgiving God. However, we should also remember that He is gracious and just.

Sanctification is our responsibility and a responsibility that God chooses to have. Thus, this responsibility is not in His hands alone. I believe that this is, in part, also our responsibility because we are held accountable for our actions. When we accept Him into our hearts, we are made new. We could also look at this as a fresh start. This means there should be a change in the way we are living. He reminds us that our sins are forgiven, which is His responsibility. Then our responsibility falls in place. As sanctification is a process, the change we have in our life is what we should be accountable for.

The following verse shows how both God and ourselves share in responsibilities.

"I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me" - Galations 2:20.