nished the work." We are now upon believing grounds, and
faith can appropriate the power of the all-cleansing blood.

"By faith I venture on his word,
My doubts are o'er, the vict'ry won,
He said the altar sanctifies,
I just believe him and 'tis done."

CHAPTER XII

Questions and Answers

Question. How may we know definitely that we are sanctified?

Answer. We may know it by knowing that we have met all the conditions.
This grace is obtained upon the conditions of consecration and faith.
When we are sure that we have measured up to a true Bible consecration,
we will have no difficulty in knowing that we are sanctified. The depth
of meaning of this consecration does not necessarily need to be fully
comprehended by the seeker, as we enter into this covenant, but there is
a yielding up of ourself and entire all, to the known and unknown will
of God, to an extent that covers everything. God knows when we have
reached and passed this point, and it will not be long before the Holy
Spirit will definitely witness to us that the consecration is complete,
and the covenant ratified by this glorious indwelling consciousness.

This consecration may be illustrated by the contract and union of holy
matrimony. When the bride and groom enter into the covenant according to
God's word, they have little knowledge of the obligations they are
taking upon themselves. They know nothing of the detailed realities of
life; its joys and sorrows, hardships and trials that are before them;
but they know that they dearly love each other, and have not the
slightest fear in yielding themselves to each other completely and
exclusively, so long as they both shall live. They enter into this
covenant with all good confidence that the object of their love will not
require anything hard or impossible, and as the future realities of life
unfold and one by one they meet the many responsibilities that the
covenant implies, they find that their love is equal to the
responsibility, and as long as they continue to love each other they
will never have the slightest disposition to break that marriage
covenant.

So the heart which makes the consecration for sanctification will not
comprehend the great scope of its meaning at the time of entering into
this covenant, but if we love Jesus as we should we will not fear what
he may require of us in the details of his will in the future. We are
already enraptured with his love.