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=="Sanctify the Lord God in your hearts"==

=="Sanctify the Lord God in your hearts"==

[[Saint Peter]] commanded Christian believers to sanctify the Lord God:

[[Saint Peter]] commanded Christian believers to sanctify the Lord God''':'''

::"'''But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and ''be'' ready always to ''give'' an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the [[hope]] that is in you with meekness and fear'''" <ref>[http://biblehub.com/1_peter/3-15.htm 1 Peter 3:15]</ref>

::"'''But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and ''be'' ready always to ''give'' an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the [[hope]] that is in you with meekness and fear'''" <ref>[http://biblehub.com/1_peter/3-15.htm 1 Peter 3:15]</ref>

In the literal meaning of the Greek text of this verse, the word '''άγιάσατε''' ''hagiasate'' <ref>From [http://biblehub.com/greek/37.htm Strong's number ''37'' '''άγιάζω''' ''hagiazo''] to ''make holy'', i.e. (ceremonially) ''purify'' or ''consecrate;'' (mentally) to ''venerate'':—hallow, be holy, sanctify— ''I make holy, treat as holy, set apart as holy, sanctify, hallow, purify''.</ref> does not mean having the power to consecrate and make God holy (which is absurd and impossible), but rather to personally fulfill the first petition of [[The Lord's Prayer]]:

In the literal meaning of the Greek text of this verse, the word '''άγιάσατε''' ''hagiasate'' <ref>From [http://biblehub.com/greek/37.htm Strong's number ''37'' '''άγιάζω''' ''hagiazo''] to ''make holy'', i.e. (ceremonially) ''purify'' or ''consecrate;'' (mentally) to ''venerate'':— hallow, be holy, sanctify— ''I make holy, treat as holy, set apart as holy, sanctify, hallow, purify''.</ref> does not mean having the power to consecrate and make God holy (which is absurd and impossible), but rather to personally fulfill the first petition of [[The Lord's Prayer]]''':'''

::"'''hallowed be thy name'''".

::"'''hallowed be thy name'''".

To "sanctify" the Lord God is to adore God above all else with unreserved heartfelt reverence and worship due to God alone (Latin ''latria'' <ref>[https://www.dictionary.com/browse/latria '''latria''' definition (dictionary.com)]</ref>). This is the fulfillment of the second of the [[Ten Commandments]]''':''' <ref>"second of the Ten Commandments"—This enumeration "second of the Ten" is according to the Catholic religion, which holds that making idols and graven images to worship ([[idolatry]]) is essentially an integral part of the unity of the First Commandment "Thou shalt have no other gods before me." [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A3-6&version=RSVCE '''Exodus 20:3-6'''].</ref>

To "sanctify" the Lord God is to adore God above all else with unreserved heartfelt reverence and worship due to God alone (Latin ''latria'' <ref>[https://www.dictionary.com/browse/latria '''latria''' definition (dictionary.com)]</ref>). This is the fulfillment of the second of the [[Ten Commandments]]''':''' <ref>"second of the Ten Commandments"—This enumeration "second of the Ten" is according to the Catholic religion, which holds that making idols and graven images to worship ([[idolatry]]) is essentially an integral part of the unity of the First Commandment "Thou shalt have no other gods before me." [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A3-6&version=RSVCE '''Exodus 20:3-6'''].</ref>