| | ::"'''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]]: |
| | To "sanctify" the Lord God is to adore God with unreserved heartfelt reverence and worship. 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 single commandment "Thou shalt have no other gods before me." Exodus 20:3-6.</ref> | | To "sanctify" the Lord God is to adore God with unreserved heartfelt reverence and worship. 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 single commandment "Thou shalt have no other gods before me." Exodus 20:3-6.</ref> |