What is described as the Power of Sanctification?

• A. Dependence on the Spirit
• B. Self effort to keep God's commandments
• C. Obedience to the commandments
• D. Knowledge of the Law

Answer: (A)

The Power of Sanctification is the Holy Spirit at work in the believer, enabling real growth in holiness. Sanctification happens as we depend on and yield to the Spirit, allowing Him to strengthen, guide, and produce fruit in our lives. Self-effort to keep commandments is not the source of this transformation; it can reflect obedience, but without the Spirit’s empowerment it doesn’t bring true inner change. Likewise, merely knowing or adhering to the Law doesn’t transform the heart; the Law reveals sin and our need for the Spirit to enable us to live rightly. Scriptures like Romans 8, which speaks of being led by the Spirit; Galatians 5, which describes walking by the Spirit and the fruit He produces; and Paul’s prayers for strength by the Spirit show that sanctification flows from dependence on the Spirit rather than from human effort.