or us. We must die to receive it--not a literal death, but
a death to sin and the world. The river of Jordan truly signifies a
death, but we can cross over it and remain in this mortal life. The land
of Canaan is the land of holiness, which all of God's people can enter
into and possess in this life.

Ques. Does not the Bible say, "If we say that we have no sin we deceive
ourselves and the truth is not in us"?

Ans. Yes, but this does not teach us that we cannot be free from sin. If
we were to take this verse by itself without its context we might have a
scripture contradictory to the word of God, but if we read the seventh
and ninth verses with the eighth verse of 1 John 1, we see plainly by
these three verses connected that we can be cleansed from all sin and
unrighteousness. This verse implies that if any one who has not been
cleansed from sin should say he has no sin to be cleansed from, he
deceives himself.

Ques. Do we not grow into sanctification and therefore reach it
gradually?

Ans. No; this would be contrary to the plan of redemption. We do not
grow =into= any of the graces. We are commanded to grow IN grace. The
grace of pardon and justification is imparted by the Holy Spirit. We can
grow in this grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour which,
if we do, will soon bring us to the knowledge of our need of purity and
sanctification, and we will see that this is a grace which is intended
for us. We gladly comply with the conditions for the same, and enter
into it by faith. God now performs the work in our hearts by the power
of his Holy Spirit. We cannot do it ourselves, only in the sense that we
meet the required conditions. It is impossible for us to grow into
purity. This is beyond our individual power; it requires the power of
God. We purify ourselves by making the separation of everything
outwardly; God then purifies our hearts by an instantaneous work of
grace. This grace by no means implies a maturity in growth. It only
brings us into a position where we can the more rapidly grow up in
spiritual things.

Ques. Why do we not get it all when we are justified?

Ans. Because the conditions for the two graces are not the same. The
penitent sinner cannot, in his sinful condition, meet the requirements
for sanctification, and God does not mean that he should. All that the
sinner can possibly do is to repent. When he has fully repented, then he
can believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and recei