What is Sanctification? According to the Bible, to be sanctified means to be made holy, which involves being separated and set apart for God and His purpose. Sanctification is the divine process by which a person is made holy and designated for God's service. The term is derived from the Latin sanctificare , meaning “to make holy.” According to Scripture, sanctification has three aspects: positional, progressive, and ultimate sanctification. Positional Sanctification  This occurs at the moment of salvation when a believer is set apart for God. The Apostle Paul writes, “And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God” ( 1 Corinthians 6:11, KJV ). Positional sanctification describes what God did for us when He saved us at the time of our conversion. - At the point of salvation (once and for all time), God causes true believers to experience a relational change—a completely new posit...