7 Bible Verses about Sanctification As God's Will
Most Relevant Verses
For it is God's will that you should be dedicated to Him, [that is], you should avoid sexual immorality.
By [Christ doing] what God wanted, we have been set aside for God through Jesus Christ offering His body once for all time.
Even before the creation of the world God chose us, who are in [fellowship with] Christ, to be dedicated [to Him] and to be without just blame in His sight. Out of love
For we [Christians] are the product of God's workmanship, [re-] created in [fellowship with] Christ Jesus for [the purpose of] doing good deeds. God had previously determined that this should be our practice.
I am confident of this very thing, that God, who began something good among you, will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ's [return].
But we ought to thank God for you always, brothers [who are] dearly loved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning [Note: Some manuscripts use the Greek word for "firstfruits" instead of "beginning" here, but it is difficult to know in what sense the Thessalonian Christians were "first"], in order to be saved through being set apart by the Holy Spirit and through belief of the truth [of the Gospel]. He called you [to this salvation] through our Gospel message, in order that you could obtain the splendor of our Lord Jesus Christ [in heaven].
