Prayer for Our Sanctification

John 17:17
The 4th Petition: Christ Prays for Our Sanctification
I. The Meaning of Sanctification
A. Consecration (Dedication/Set Apart)
B. Purification (Made Holy)
II. The Timing of Sanctification
A. Positionally
B. Progressively (Practically)
III. The Cause of Sanctification
A. A Work of God
B. A Work for God's People
C. Two Errors
1. Sanctification is Not a Self-Reliant Activity
2. Sanctification is Not Passive Non-Activity
IV. The Characteristics of Sanctification
A. The Result (Not Cause) of Salvation
B. It Involves the Entire Person
C. Imperfect In This Life
V. The Instrument of Sanctification
A. The Word of God
IV. The Importance of Sanctification