Where in the Bible does it teach that a sinner is saved (converted; new birth), then is to seek for a second definite experience known as sanctification, which, when it happens, one is instantly and entirely, one-time done deal, sanctified, and the preacher can then check the sanctified box on his ministerial report?How does one determine the number to place in the sanctified box?Is it the exact number who were saved, like:3 Saved3 Sanctified?Or, does one wait until persons receive the baptism in the Holy Spirit, like:3 Sanctified3 Holy Spirit?
Oldtimer – your district overseer and/or state overseer has the responsibility to make sure you know how to fill out the monthly reports correctly.Please contact either of them.No need to clog up the board with posts of a personal nature like this________________
NBF, the dude is just trying to get it right.But to answer the OP. I was always asked when I returned to the alter after I was caught smoking (again), Well did you get sanctified AGAIN? Them ‘agin’s’ ‘always got to me! AS a youngster I was saved about 20 times and sanctified about 10. Evangelists loved me! ________________Some facts but mostly just my [email protected]/
if you can’t fill out a report you need to seek another denomination that teaches progressive sanctification from the new birth. Or just keep up the hypocrisy till the DOF is modified________________
I am surprised that you do not know, OTCP
As VIRTUALLY EVERYONE ELSE knows, the number filled with the Holy Ghost is a function of the number that were saved (in the 60s, a revival saw about 60% or more that got saved receive the baptism).Water baptism? About .84 of those saved PLUS a few who felt the need to get baptized again.On the other hand, to find the number of people who actually can be reported as sanctified in our churches, you simply multiply the number who have received the Holy Ghost by .930….
Please, brethren, I beseech thee, I ask not what Wesley, Spurling or Tomlinson said/thought/believed, nor do I seek denominational creedal statements.
every mention of salvation in the book of acts is an act of sanctification subsequent to the new birth. Just pick a narrative in which someone is getting saved and it is a second work of grace, immediate, entire, instantaneous and subsequent to the new birth. Pick a narrative and you have the chapter and verse. Now the real dilemma is to pick a chapter and verse that narrates a work of regeneration or going down to the altar to be born again. You won’t find it. The Lord always precedes in working where the soul winner goes. This is why the COG past preachers preached about sanctification and the altars would be filled with seekers. We should feel more at ease reporting the sanctifications rather than the new births. We can’t report to blowing wind but we can report the firm foundations laid________________
In not one NT passage does it clearly delineate what you describe. You chure? ________________Some facts but mostly just my [email protected]/
In not one NT passage does it clearly delineate what you describe. You chure?
I count those saved in the sanctified column. Sanctify = Set apart________________Recorded Sermons @ http://www.pastorwiley.com
There is not one verse in the Bible where a regenerated person prays for a sanctifying experience as taught by many Church of God ministers.No reason for the question on a report.OTCP is right.Sanctification definitely occurs at regeneration and continues to be experienced by the believer until death________________Charles A. HutchinsSenior Pastor SPWCCongregational Church of Godwww.spwc.church
JLarry’s numbers reflect all saved are also sanctified.Oldtimers numbers are always zero for sanctified.Perhaps they are both right________________
You might want to reconsider your affiliation with the CoG as your theology more clearly aligns with our beliefs of instantaneous and progressive sanctification. All believers are sanctified immediately upon believing in Christ and are in the daily process of being conformed to the image of Christ until we reach Heaven.What is the Assemblies of God belief about sanctification, and how does it differ from other churches?The basic idea of sanctification is that of separation or setting apart. In the Bible the words sanctification and holiness are interchangeable. At the time a person receives Christ, he is sanctified (1 Corinthians 1:30; 6:11), which means he has been separated from his past life of sin and is now dedicated to God. From Scripture we find that the Holy Spirit is the One who sanctifies (2 Thessalonians 2:13; 1 Corinthians 1:2; 1 Peter 1:2).We believe the Bible is clear in teaching that Christians should continue living a life separated from sin and dedicated to God because, as the apostle Paul tells us, this is His will for them (2 Corinthians 7:1; 1 Thessalonians 4:3). We call this the progressive aspect of sanctification. The Scriptures speak of it in a variety of ways, such as growing in grace (2 Peter 3:14) and being gradually transformed spiritually (2 Corinthians 3:18).The purpose of the sanctification process is that believers might become more and more like the Lord Jesus Christ. Even though Christians may not attain absolute perfection in this life, they are expected to make every effort to live a holy life, because without holiness no one will see the Lord (Hebrews 12:14).
Has your marital status changed since your last report?I’ve thought about checkin YES one time just to see what kinda feedback I’d git……………..