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 "answer": "Sanctification is the process by which we are conformed to the image of Christ. To be sanctified means to be \"set apart\" to God. This process occurs as believers are sanctified in the truth, and Jesus identifies the Word of God as that truth (John 17:17).\n\nSanctification is the result of continuous cleansing. When a believer repeatedly applies cleansing day-by-day through the confession of sins, they will eventually be sanctified, useful, and prepared. God promises that if we confess our sins, He will always forgive and cleanse us from all unrighteousness (1 John 1:9).\n\nBelievers are positionally righteous and sanctified always. However, they are practically righteous and sanctified only when they are walking in the Spirit, having no unconfessed sins and being filled by means of the Spirit. It is the declared will of God for every believer to be sanctified (1 Thess. 4:3).",
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  "How do believers get set apart to God's will and purpose?",
  "What role does confessing our sins play in becoming holy and useful?"
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 "author": "Gene Cunningham",
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