Entire Sanctification is a Doctrine Taught by the Bible

The following Scriptures taken from the New Testament prove that entire sanctification is a Bible doctrine:
1. Acts 26:18: “...that they may receive forgiveness of sins and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.” The Holy Spirit through the writer of the Book of Acts speaks of an experience that forgives sins and of another experience that gives the Christian an inheritance among the sanctified.
2. 1 Thessalonians 5:23: “And the God of peace sanctify you wholly, and I pray your whole spirit, and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Paul prayed for the entire sanctification of the believers in Thessalonica. They were strong Christians, read the first chapter to know their testimony.
3. Hebrews 13:12: “Wherefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people with His own blood suffered without the gate.” Here we find that sanctification is a part of Christ’s atonement, even as the forgiveness of sins is a part of that plan. This is not imputation of holiness, this is actual cleansing of the heart.
4. 1 John 1:9: “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” The Apostle talks of two works of God’s grace: forgiveness of sins and cleansing from all unrighteousness.

Entire sanctification is an instantaneous work of God’s grace. Many people accept the truth that sanctification is found in God’s Word, but do not know how to obtain the experience. Many Christians confuse purity and maturity. They see the Christian experience as a battlefield of constant conflict: a mixture of defeat and victory. They hope against hope that someday, someplace they will be able to find that victory which the soul longs for. God has a better way! No one has ever been able to obtain forgiveness of sins, except in Christ; likewise, no Christian can ever be sanctified wholly except through the blood of Christ and the infilling of the Holy Spirit. Next, the effects of entire sanctification on the life of the Christian.