![]() According to the apostle John, “Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God” (KJV 1 John 3:9). In this respect, sanctification is closely associated with the principle of being “born again”. In freeing us from the desire to sin, sanctification frees us from the bondage of sin itself, forever. If justification removes (or transfers to Christ) the consequences of our past sins by declaring us guiltless, then the process of sanctification strips us of the very desire TO sin and so actually makes us perfect. Bednar, “Clean Hands and a Pure Heart,” Ensign, Nov 2007, 80–83). The infinite Atonement is for both the sinner and for the saint in each of us.” (David A. It is the Atonement of Jesus Christ that provides both a cleansing and redeeming power that helps us to overcome sin and a sanctifying and strengthening power that helps us to become better than we ever could by relying only upon our own strength. All of our worthy desires and good works, as necessary as they are, can never produce clean hands and a pure heart. Hearts are purified as we receive His strengthening power to do good and become better. “Brothers and sisters, it is possible for us to have clean hands but not have a pure heart.Let me suggest that hands are made clean through the process of putting off the natural man and by overcoming sin and the evil influences in our lives through the Savior’s Atonement. Bednar explained what it means to have both clean hands AND a pure heart: In order to be saved one must be both justified AND sanctified, or in other words, as it says in the scriptures, one must have both clean hands and a pure heart (see Psalm 24:3-4 Alma 5:19). ![]() Sanctification is the process through which we are made holy as our natures become truly changed (or converted) We are sanctified by the blood of Christ through the Holy Spirit. Sanctification: Sanctification represents the actual cleansing of one’s soul from sin through the shedding of the blood of Christ. Click here to see also: The Atonement Defined I: Justification
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