We believe that sanctification is immediate in that it occurs at salvation and progressive in that it is produced in the heart of believers from salvation until the redemption of their bodies. Believers are progressively sanctified by the presence and power of the Holy Spirit through the means of the Word of God, prayer, and the local church. (I John 3:1; Romans 8:17; I Corinthians 1:2; Hebrews 10:10-14, 25; I Thessalonians 4:3;
