In AG context, sanctification is:

In AG context, sanctification is:

• A. A definite act of grace following justification, enabling growth in holiness and dedication to God's will
• B. A gradual improvement through personal effort
• C. A one-time decision with no ongoing effect
• D. A ritual cleanse at conversion

Answer: (A)

Sanctification in this view is a definite act of grace that follows justification, setting the believer apart for God and enabling ongoing growth in holiness and dedication to His will. After God declares us righteous by faith, the Spirit works in the believer to empower a holy life, a change that begins at that grace-filled moment and continues as we yield to God. It isn’t earned by personal effort alone—grace enables the change, even as the believer cooperates through obedience and dependence on the Spirit. It isn’t just a one-time decision with no ongoing effect, nor a ritual cleanse at conversion. Instead, it’s a decisive act of God followed by a lifelong process of maturing in holiness and fidelity to God’s will.

Sanctification in this view is a definite act of grace that follows justification, setting the believer apart for God and enabling ongoing growth in holiness and dedication to His will. After God declares us righteous by faith, the Spirit works in the believer to empower a holy life, a change that begins at that grace-filled moment and continues as we yield to God. It isn’t earned by personal effort alone—grace enables the change, even as the believer cooperates through obedience and dependence on the Spirit. It isn’t just a one-time decision with no ongoing effect, nor a ritual cleanse at conversion. Instead, it’s a decisive act of God followed by a lifelong process of maturing in holiness and fidelity to God’s will.