The word “sanctify” is used six times in the New Testament. The word “sanctification” is used five times. “Sanctified” is used 16 times.
But never even once, in those 27 places, is sanctification ascribed to the will or works of man. It is always ascribed to God and his glorious grace. We are said to be sanctified…
But never, not even once in the New Testament, is sanctification said to be the result of any man’s will or work. It is the work of God’s free-grace!