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Christians generally recognize the need to live a holy, or sanctified, life. But they differ on what sanctification is and how it is achieved. Five Views on Sanctification brings together in one easy-to-understand volume five major Protestant views on sanctification. Writing from a solid evangelical stance, each author describes and defends his own understanding of the doctrine, and responds as...

The basic meaning of qāḏôš, therefore, is that God’s people are to be set apart for God’s service and that they should avoid whatever displeases Him. The chief New Testament word for holy is hagios and its derivatives. Though used in various senses, this word often describes believers’ sanctification, as in Ephesians 5:25–26 (“Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her,” RSV). In this sense, holiness in the New Testament means two things: (1) separation from