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JOHN 17:17

"Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth."

In in biblical psychology, this verse describes the inner consecration of the soul. Sanctification is not a ritual act but an inner transformation in which the lower nature is aligned, clarified, and permeated by the higher.

Truth here is not doctrine, but it is the direct radiation of the Divine Presence within the soul.

“Sanctify them” — the purification of the inner faculties

To sanctify is to set apart, to separate the higher from the lower within the soul.

This involves:
• cleansing the mind of distortion
• freeing the will from divided aims
• quieting the emotional turbulence
• establishing the soul in clarity and receptivity

Sanctification is the inner re‑ordering that makes the soul a vessel for the Higher Life.

“Through thy truth” — the action of the inner Light

Truth in biblical symbolism is not conceptual. It is the living vibration of the Divine, the direct presence of the I AM within consciousness.

Truth acts by:
- revealing what is false
- dissolving illusion
- illuminating the real
- aligning the soul with its own higher nature

Truth is the purifying fire that sanctifies.

“Thy word is truth” — the Word as inner revelation

The “Word” is the inner Logos, the Christ‑principle within the soul.

It is:
- the voice of the Higher
- the pattern of the soul’s true form
- the guiding intelligence behind transformation

When the Word speaks within, the soul recognizes truth not as information but as direct knowing.

The inner pattern

John 17:17 outlines the essential movement of spiritual transformation:
- The Higher reveals truth
- Truth purifies the lower nature
- The soul becomes sanctified or aligned with the I AM

This is the inner consecration that prepares the soul for union.

The Esoteric Message.....
John 17:17 teaches that the soul is sanctified by the direct action of the inner Truth — the Word — which reveals, purifies, and aligns the lower nature with the Divine Presence.

 

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