Means of Sanctification
Prayer
Sanctification · 6 verses
Prayer constitutes an indispensable means of sanctification, as believers commune with God, confess sin, seek grace, and plead for transforming power. Through habitual prayer, the Christian cultivates dependence upon divine strength, mortifies self-reliance, and opens the soul to the Spirit's sanctifying operations, growing in grace as communion with God deepens.
Scripture References
“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”
“Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;”
“Pray without ceasing.”
“Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;”
“But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,”
“And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;”