In the biblical order, sanctification follows which event?

• A. new birth
• B. conversion
• C. justification
• D. faith

Answer: (A)

Sanctification begins with the new birth. When the Holy Spirit gives spiritual life to a person, they are born again and become alive in Christ. That new life provides the foundation for ongoing growth in holiness—the Spirit’s work shaping thoughts, desires, and actions to align with God’s character. Without that first new life, there isn’t a basis for the Spirit to produce lasting, progressive holiness. The other terms describe salvation steps that occur, in many understandings, before or at that point (conversion and faith leading to justification), but sanctification itself is the ongoing process that follows the moment of new birth.