2 Thessalonians 2:13
But we ought to thank God always concerning you, brothers beloved of the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning unto salvation in ³sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth,

    13³ Sanctification of the Spirit consists of three steps: (1) the Spirit’s seeking us and convicting us at the time that He caused us to repent and believe (1 Pet. 1:2; John 16:8); (2) His sanctifying us both positionally and dispositionally (Heb. 13:12; 1 Cor. 6:11) at the time we were saved; and (3) His sanctifying us dispositionally as we pursue the growth in life (Rom. 6:19, 22). By these three steps of the Spirit’s sanctification, God’s salvation is applied to us that we may obtain and enjoy it fully. The three steps of the Spirit’s sanctification not only separate us from all old and negative things, making us holy unto God, but also sanctify us, making us a new creation full of the Lord’s essence and element, that we may obtain the Lord’s glory.