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For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife,...

1 Cor 7:14 (Commentary By Syd Cleveland)HAS BEEN SANCTIFIED = The believer spreads an umbrella of sanctifying influence over the unbeliever. "Sanctified" (Greek "hagiazo") means here "to be set apart." This does not mean the unbeliever is saved because of the "righteousness" of the believer (because no one can be saved by another's righteous life [Ezekiel 14:15-20]). Rather, the unbeliever is in an environment in his marriage where he has been set apart from the normal corruption of the world. Thus the unbeliever's salvation is much more likely to occur because there is contact between believer and unbeliever.Sanctification is the process of making something or someone holy. It involves being set apart from what is common or secular."The most common understanding of sanctification is the growth in holiness that should follow conversion. ... In justification, God, at the beginning of Christian life, declares us acquitted. In sanctification, God accomplishes His will in us as Christian life proceeds. Sanctification never replaces justification. Sanctification is of the Spirit, and is the outflow of an overflowing life within the soul, the 'fruit' of the Spirit. How far does sanctification go? The Greek root 'telei' does not mean 'sinless,' 'incapable of sinning, but 'fulfilling its appointed end, complete, mature.' Such maturity is clearly part of the Christian's goal. Paul's denial that he is already 'perfect,' and his exhortations to ongoing sanctification, show that he does not think a final, complete sanctification can be claimed in this life." -- The Concise Evangelical Dictionary of Theology, Walter A. Elwell, editor, page 446.