PRACTICAL SANCTIFICATION - which statement is true?

• A. Occurs gradually throughout the life of a believer.
• B. Removes the power of sin.
• C. Removes the Growth of sin.
• D. Makes us righteous.

Answer: (A)

Practical sanctification is the ongoing, Spirit-enabled growth in holiness that marks the Christian life after conversion. The statement that best fits this concept is that it occurs gradually throughout a believer’s life. Sanctification isn’t a one-time event; it unfolds day by day as we yield to the Spirit, immerse ourselves in Scripture, and live out God’s commands, progressively becoming more like Christ. This lifelong process produces increasing Christlikeness, even as we continue to wrestle with sin. It does not imply that the power of sin is instantly removed in this life, nor that sin’s growth is altogether stopped, and it isn’t the moment when we become perfectly righteous—that level of righteousness comes through justification and will be completed in glory, with sanctification shaping our character along the way.