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at it as an obligation which we force on God--that is, if we believe that our good works are the agent of our salvation--then we miss the mark. The key is that God offers us the opportunity to become a genuine traveler in His company. Over time, if we do not resist it, the Light makes changes in us that bring us more and more into accordance with God's plans for us--we become more and more like what He wanted us to be. Over time, we sin less and less, as we become more and more in tune with His will. How clean a state of sinlessness is enough is not up to us--that decision belongs to Jesus. And providentially for us, Jesus is a merciful and compassionate judge. Quakers believe that we are called to be perfect, as our Father in Heaven is perfect. We are called to live a life as free of sin as we can. We believe that if God wants to bring a
Christian to a state of sinless perfection, then He has that right and that power. We do not limit the power of the Holy Spirit in that matter.
4959:, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2009, p. 93: "Despite similarities, Simpson's sanctification doctrine included its own distinctives, not duplicating either Keswick or Holiness soteriology", p. 94 : "Richard Gilbertson, like McGraw, distinguishes between Simpson's view of sanctification and those of Keswick and Wesleyanism: There have been frequent attempts to categorize Simpson and the C&MA. Often the assertion is made that Simpson held to a Keswick-type view of sanctification. More precisely, Simpson should be seen as having been influenced by Boardman's Higher Christian Life, a book which also impacted the Keswick movement. Other than an 1885 invitation to speak at one of their conferences, Simpson had little formal contact with the British Keswick movement.", p. 99: "Nevertheless, Simpson still held to a progressive understanding of sanctification, whereas Palmer believed that sanctification is received in some kind of terminal and complete form."
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so by his Blood doth he cleanse from all Sin; And by one offering, hath he
Perfected for ever them that are Sanctified; And they that do not Believe in the Light which comes from Christ, by which they might see the Offering, and receive the Blood, are in the unbelief concerning this. And the Apostles that were in the Light, Christ Jesus, (which destroyes the Devil and his works) spoke Wisdom among them that were Perfect, though they could not among those that were Carnal; And their Work was for the perfecting of the Saints, for that cause had they their Ministry given to them until they all came to the Knowledge of the Son of God, which doth destroy the Devil and his works, And which ends the Prophets, first Covenant, Types, Figures, Shadowes; And until they all came to the Unity of the Faith which purified their hearts, which gave them Victory over that which separated [
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else does that mean but continual advancement in the path of virtue? "He that is just let him be justified still, and he that is holy let him be sanctified still" (Apoc. xxii. 11). Our Lord lays this injunction upon us: "Be you therefore perfect, as also your heavenly Father is perfect" (Matt. v. 48). The will of God is none other than our sanctification. He who does not aim at the attainment of
Christian perfection, is in danger of losing his soul. The vessel that does not stem the stream will drift downwards. Where there is no progression there is retrogression; no man can stand still on the path of virtue." As soon," says St. Augustine," as thou art content with thyself, and thinkest thou hast done enough, thou art lost." We should aim at the highest degree of sanctity, imitating the trader, who is wont to ask the highest possible price for his wares.
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Tomlinson and King each issued tirades against the 'finished work' doctrine in their periodicals, but by 1914 some 60 percent of all North
American Pentecostals had embraced Durham's position. ... The 'Finished Work' controversy was only the first of many subsequent divisions in North American Pentecostalism. Not only did Pentecostal churches split over the question of sanctification as a distinct experience, but a more fundamental and acrimonious split erupted in 1916 over the doctrine of the Trinity. ... The 'New Issue' was a schism in the ranks of the 'Finished Work' Pentecostals that began as a teaching that the correct formula for baptism is 'in the name of Jesus' and developed into a dispute about the Trinity. It confirmed for Holiness Pentecostals that they should have no further fellowship with the 'Finished Work' Pentecostals, who were in 'heresy'.
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for witnessing to those who had already been sanctified. With the news tongues experience, sanctification was seen as a prerequisite "cleansing" that qualified the seeker to experience the "third blessing" of baptism in the Holy Spirit. An early prophetic utterance stated ominously that "My Spirit will not dwell in an unclean temple." Seekers were encouraged to abandon all the roots of bitterness and original sin so that nothing would block their reception of the Spirit. In fact, it was told that
Seymour would not admit seekers to enter the upper room to seek the baptism until he was satisfied that their sanctification experience had been certified downstairs. The historic Azusa Street testimony was "I am saved, sanctified, and filled with the Holy Ghost."
730:); on the contrary, content with outward show and behavior and with minor accomplishments of this kind, they abandon that blessed expectation together with the pursuit of perfection and of the total purification of the passions. Third, thinking they have reached the goal when they have acquired a few virtues, and not pressing on to the true goal, not only are they incapable of having any humility, poverty and contrition of heart but, justifying themselves on the grounds that they have already arrived, they make no efforts to progress and grow day by day. People who think it is impossible to attain through the Spirit the 'new creation' of the pure heart (cf
2064:). Methodism (inclusive of the holiness movement) teaches two works of graceâthe New Birth and Entire Sanctification, while Holiness Pentecostals add a third work of grace, Baptism in the Holy Spirit evidenced by speaking in tongues, to this sequence (in contrast, in Methodism, baptism with the Holy Spirit refers to entire sanctification). According to church historian and theologian Ted A. Campbell, this three-part pattern is often explained by stating "Holy Spirit cannot fill an unclean vessel", so the cleansing of the heart that takes place in entire sanctification is necessary before a person can be filled or baptized with the Holy Spirit. The
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1779:, published in 1856. While Arthur encouraged readers to pray for a greater experience of the Holy Spirit, he de-emphasized the instantaneous aspect of Christian perfection. According to Bebbington, this eliminated the distinctiveness of Wesleyan entire sanctification, and by the 1860s, the idea that Christian perfection was a decisive second blessing or stage in Christian sanctification had fallen out of favor among some Methodists, though not all Methodists, as academic institutions affiliated with mainline Methodism such as
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Methodists in trust for the whole Church." However, he has also noted that uncertainty, among some, exists within the denomination over the teaching: "Our discomfort with this doctrine today is seen in services of ordination when candidates are asked, 'Are you going on to perfection?' Our misunderstanding about this often brings uneasy chuckles and quick disclaimers that we certainly don't claim to be 'perfect' in our Christian life." Brian Beck, former
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human life. By giving us the Holy Spirit, God assures us of His love for us and enables us to love as He, in Christ, loves us. When God's love is perfected in us, we so represent Christ to our neighbours that they see Him in us without hindrance from us. Perfect love, as
Christian perfection is often called, is the result of, and can only be maintained by, complete dependence on Jesus Christ. It is given either gradually or at one moment...
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Wesleyan ideals. Like Wesley, Simpson described sin as in the motive or intent of the heart most especially lack of love for God and neighbour. While he agrees with
Keswick that we can't ever be freed from this sinful nature in this life, he insisted, as Van De Walle puts it, "the power of the resurrected Christ would more than enable the believer to consider the sin nature a vanquished foe and to behave as though it were.
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Assistant Professor of Historical Theology and Wesleyan Studies at Seattle Pacific University, implores fellow pastors: "Teaching and preaching the possibility of being made perfect in love for God and neighbor, and seeking to actually become entirely sanctified are the reasons Methodism was 'raised up.' May we remember who we are and why the Holy Spirit brought us to life."
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543:. Many of these influences fed into Wesley's heritage and laid the foundation for the development of his thought. In fact, the concept of entire sanctification is so pervasive throughout church history that it can accurately be said that virtually all the major traditionsâOrthodox, Catholic, Reformed, and Anglicanâplayed some part in shaping Wesley's passion for holiness.
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Wilmore, Kentucky), but one could speak of other colleges, innumerable local campmeetings, the vestiges of various local Holiness associations, independent Holiness oriented missionary societies and the like that have had great impact within United Methodism. A similar pattern would exist in England with the role of Cliff College within Methodism in that context.
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fasting and a close attendance on all the ordinances of God ...it is true we receive it by simple faith; but God does not, will not, give that faith unless we seek it with all diligence in the way which he hath ordained." In addition, Wesley also believed that Christian perfection, once received, might be forfeited. The systematic theologian of Methodism,
2671:] from God, In which they had access to God, by which Faith they pleased him, by which they were Justified; And so until they came unto a Perfect Man, unto the Measure of the Stature of the fulness of Christ; and so the Apostle said, Christ in you we Preach the hope of Glory, warning every man, that we might present every Man Perfect in Christ Jesus.
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preached, there is seldom any remarkable blessing from God; and consequently little addition to the society, and little life in the members of it. Speak and spare not. Let not regard for any man induce you to betray the truth of God. Till you press the believers to expect full salvation now, you must not look for any revival." (Works, Vol. 6, p. 761).
1856:, expressed his personal opinion in 2000 that "The doctrine remains with us in Charles Wesley's hymns, but the formative framework, and even, I suspect, the spiritual intention, have largely gone." Writing on the need for improved spiritual formation within the British Methodist Church and the US-based United Methodist Church, Methodist theologian
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accomplished through the exercise of faith." Many holiness denominations require pastors to profess that they have already experienced entire sanctification. This emphasis on the instantaneous nature of Christian perfection rather than its gradual side is a defining feature of the Wesleyan-holiness movement. The Discipline of the
1654:, and this allowed the Christian to enter a state of perfect loveâ"Love excluding sin" as stated in the sermon "The Scripture Way of Salvation". Wesley described it as having "purity of intention", "dedicating all the life to God", "loving God with all our heart", and as being the "renewal of the heart in the whole
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John Wesley observed in his Methodist Societies that wherever entire sanctification was not regularly preached and strongly urged upon Christians, believers grew cold and dead. In 1776, when he was 73 years of age, he wrote this to a friend: "Where Christian perfection is not strongly and explicitly
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In addition to these separate denominational groupings, one needs to give attention to the large pockets of the Holiness movement that have remained within the United Methodist Church. The most influential of these would be the circles dominated by Asbury College and Asbury Theological Seminary (both
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The Methodists were also first to coin the phrase baptism of the Holy Spirit as applied to a second and sanctifying grace (experience) of God. (Cf. John Fletcher of Madeley, Methodism's earliest formal theologian.) The Methodists meant by their "baptism" something different from the Pentecostals, but
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enshrines the doctrine of entire sanctification in its official catechism, teaching that "Entire sanctification is a state of perfect love, righteousness, and true holiness which every regenerate believer may obtain." It teaches that Christian perfection may be "received in this life either gradually
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We believe this experience does not deliver us from the infirmities, ignorance, and mistakes common to man, nor from the possibilities of further sin. The Christian must continue on guard against spiritual pride and seek to gain victory over every temptation to sin. He must respond wholly to the will
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Wesley's concept of Christian perfection had both gradual and instantaneous elements. In his 1765 sermon "The Scripture Way of Salvation", Wesley emphasized the instantaneous side, stating, "Do you believe we are sanctified by faith? Be true, then, to your principle and look for this blessing just as
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wrote of three possible levels of perfection. The first, absolute perfection, is where God is loved as much as he can be loved; only God himself can be this perfect. The second level, where love for God fills a person constantly, is possible after death but not in life. The lowest level of perfection
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We are not justified by works. But good works follow necessarily as an indicator that we have accepted a relationship with Him through the application of our free will. If opening the door on which Jesus knocks is to be considered a work, then we are justified by works to that extent. But if we look
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For John Wesley, the preaching of Christian perfection was crucial to the spiritual health of a Methodist church: he taught that "Where Christian perfection is not strongly and explicitly preached, there is seldom any remarkable blessing from God; and consequently little addition to the society, and
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caucus within the United Methodist Church, has emphasized the significance of the doctrine of entire sanctification within Methodism: "There is no question about the importance of the doctrine of perfection in the history of Methodism. Wesley believed that this emphasis was a peculiar heritage given
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Most of the first generation of Pentecostals were from this holiness stream that had its roots in Methodism. ... When the Pentecostal movement began, these "Holiness Pentecostals" simply added the baptism in the Holy Spirit with tongues as "initial evidence" of a "third blessing" that brought power
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While Presbyterians believe that Christians do "grow in God's grace" or holiness as they become conformed to the image of Christ, they reject the notion that perfection is attainable. In their view, sin will continue to affect one's motives and actions. This means that perfection is only attainable
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HE that hath brought Man into Imperfection is the Devil, and his work who led from God; for Man was Perfect before he fell, for all God's Works are Perfect; So Christ that destroyes the Devil and his works, makes man Perfect again, destroying him that made him Imperfect, which the Law could not do;
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It is folly to try to pass as a believer in holiness and at the same time question its doctrine of eradication. There cannot be such a thing as holiness in its final analysis without the eradication of sin. Holiness and suppression are incompatible terms. "The old man" and counteraction make a pale
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Gregory of Nyssa defined human perfection as "constant growth in the good". For Gregory, this was brought about by the work of the Holy Spirit and the self-discipline of the Christian. Macarius of Egypt taught that all sin could be washed away and that a person could be made perfect in the "span of
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The last step in the order of salvation is "glorification," that is, the receiving of God's elect into heavenly glory. In our glorification God finishes the work of salvation that He began with regeneration. He not only delivers His people from all their suffering and from death, but delivers them
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We believe sanctification is the work of God's grace through the Word and the Spirit, by which those who have been born again are cleansed from sin in their thoughts, words and acts, and are enabled to live in accordance with God's will, and to strive for holiness without which no one will see the
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It is that habitual disposition of soul which, in the sacred writings, is termed holiness; and which directly implies, the being cleansed from sin, "from all filthiness both of flesh and spirit;" and, by consequence, the being endued with those virtues which were also in Christ Jesus; the being so
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Nothing is sin, strictly speaking, but a voluntary transgression of a known law of God. Therefore, every voluntary breach of the law of love is sin; and nothing else, if we speak properly. To strain the matter farther is only to make way for Calvinism. There may be ten thousand wandering thoughts,
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Those who deny the possibility of perfection inflict the greatest damage on the soul in three ways. First, they manifestly disbelieve the inspired Scriptures. Then, because they do not make the greatest and fullest goal of Christianity their own, and so do not aspire to attain it, they can have no
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are often rendered as "mature" and "maturity", respectively, so as not to imply an absolute perfection of no defects. But the words "mature" and "maturity" do not capture the full meaning of "end" or "goal". (Even these recent translations use the word "perfect" when not referring to people, as in
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is complete and is simply received by faith. Good works are the fruit of that faith. Good works show that we are saved, but have no part in saving us. Becoming more and more God-like in this life is the result of being saved. If we are saved by becoming more and more God-like, our salvation is in
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Through the Holy Spirit God has given us His love so that we may love Him in return with all our heart, soul, mind and strength, and our neighbour as ourselves. This is a gift offered to all Christians, and by responding we affirm that there is no limit to what the grace of God is able to do in a
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commented that the terms "holiness of heart and life" and "Christian Perfection" were considered "prone to moralistic, static and unrealistic connotations, resulting in the growing uncomfortableness with and neglect of this aspect of our Wesleyan heritage." The Rev. Dr. Kevin M. Watson, a United
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In "Thoughts on Christian Perfection" (1759), Wesley stressed the gradual aspect of perfection, writing that it was to be received "in a zealous keeping of all the commandments; in watchfulness and painfulness; in denying ourselves and taking up our cross daily; as well as in earnest prayer and
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teaches that "perfection is possible for us as human beings as long as we understand it in its proper, dynamic sense" and that humans are "made for Theosis, for the deification ('divinizing') of the totality of our being, body, mind, heart, and soul". This is in accordance with the writings of
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or instantaneously" and that it should be "sought earnestly by every child of God." In order to maintain this state of holiness, the believer must "respond wholly to the will of God so that sin will lose its power over us; and the world, the flesh, and the devil are put under our feet."
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Even this was not an absolute perfection. The entirely sanctified Christian was perfect in love, meaning that the heart is undivided in its love for God or that it loves nothing that conflicts with its love for God. Christians perfected in love were still subject to conditions of
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Involuntary transgressions (such as those arising from ignorance, error, and evil tempers), according to Wesley, were not properly called sins. Therefore, regenerated Christians would continue to be guilty of involuntary transgressions and would need to practice regular
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and "focus on the cross of Christ as the center of faith". George Fox emphasized "personal responsibility for faith and emancipation from sin" in his teaching on perfection. For the Christian, "perfectionism and freedom from sin were possible in this world".
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were "works of piety" (prayer, fasting, searching the Scriptures, partaking of the Lord's Supper as "means of grace") and "works of mercy" ("doing good unto all men, to their souls and to their bodies"): "God works ; therefore you
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doubt because our being God-like is never perfect in this life. The troubled conscience will find little comfort in an incomplete process of theosis, but will find much comfort in God's declaration of full and free forgiveness.
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of God so that sin will lose its power over him; and the world, the flesh, and the devil are put under his feet. Thus he rules over these enemies with watchfulness through the power of the Holy Spirit.
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and forgetful intervals, without any breach of love, though not without transgressing the Adamic law. But Calvinists would fain confound these together. Let love fill your heart, and it is enough!
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and forgetful intervals, without any breach of love, though not without transgressing the Adamic law. But Calvinists would fain confound these together. Let love fill your heart, and it is enough!
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you are, neither better nor worse; as a poor sinner that has still nothing to pay, nothing to plead but 'Christ died'. And if you look for it as you are, then expect it now."
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little life in the members of it." As such, he urged ministers: "Till you press the believers to expect full salvation now, you must not look for any revival."
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temptation and evil thoughts. Fathers were defined as mature Christians who were filled with the love of God.
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and liable to commit unintentional transgressions. In consequence, these Christians still had to depend on
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of life. They also increase a person's love of God by freeing the affections from earthly ties.
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that trains many Holiness Pentecostal clergy. In the United States, major Holiness Pentecostal
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love. Origen also proposed his own stages of spiritual ascent beginning with
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situates Christian perfection as a goal for all Christians. Traditional
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or illumination, also called "natural" or "acquired contemplation;"
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infused into them at baptism and this love for God excludes all
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described Aquinas' view of this level of perfection as follows:
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Five Cardinal Elements in the Doctrine of Entire Sanctification
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This traditional Quaker teaching continues to be emphasized by
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was thought to be possible to achieve while living. Theologian
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Burgess, Stanley M.; Maas, Eduard M. van der (3 August 2010).
4311:"Key Passages That Teach the Concept of Entire Sanctification"
3997:. Pilgrim Holiness Church of New York, Inc. 15 December 2000.
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to refer to the second work of grace, entire sanctification.
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is "distinguished by its emphasis on entire sanctification".
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that encourage Christians to seek after the righteousness of
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in that the Christian and Missionary Alliance does not see
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to God. It is not just the possession and preservation of
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and withdrawal from the world. In the 12th century,
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5520:The Practice Of Christian And Religious Perfection
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523:, the Protestant Reformers Caspel Schwenkfeld and
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4085:"Wesleyan Heritage Series: Entire Sanctification"
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717:Byzantine Orthodox hagiographer and hymnodist St
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5596:. God's Bible School and College. Archived from
5501:"Chap. V. Virtue and Christian Perfection"
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4260:"Christian Perfection: The Reason for Methodism"
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5015:. Wipf and Stock Publishers. p. 58.
4289:Catechism for the Global Methodist Church
4233:
4221:
3079:
3077:
3075:
3073:
3022:
3020:
3018:
2987:
2985:
2937:
2935:
2372:Friends Committee on National Legislation
2029:International Pentecostal Holiness Church
1650:received by faith that removed inbred or
253:James 1:17.) In the Christian tradition,
157:tradition, in which it is referred to as
27:Process of achieving spiritual perfection
5330:Heidinger, James V. II (June 18, 2013),
5315:. Saint Benedict Press, LLC, TAN Books.
5206:, Nashville, Tennessee: Abingdon Press,
4865:III, Henry H. Knight (1 February 2014).
4394:
4379:
4194:
3479:RĂŠginald Garrigou-Lagrange (1938/1939),
2387:Friends World Committee for Consultation
2367:Evangelical Friends Church International
1822:, one of the Doctrinal Standards of the
1743:during services held in local churches,
970:Explanatory Notes Upon the New Testament
48:Ladder of Ascent and Descent of the Mind
5637:A Plain Account of Christian Perfection
5281:. Vol. 11. Robert Appleton Company
4693:Religion: A Cross-cultural Encyclopedia
4123:
4121:
3528:"Augustin Poulain, "Contemplation", in
2895:
2882:and by its rejection of suppressionism.
2850:
2099:
2074:Finished Work Pentecostal denominations
1903:-holiness denominations, including the
1576:A Plain Account of Christian Perfection
980:
910:
814:
663:. St. Teresa was a major figure of the
265:Church Fathers and Medieval Theologians
5585:"How entire is Entire Sanctification?"
5403:. Louisville, Kentucky: Geneva Press.
5313:Christian Perfection and Contemplation
4424:Bible Methodist Connection of Churches
4338:
4245:
4035:Headley, Anthony J. (4 October 2013).
3590:
1941:Bible Methodist Connection of Churches
1594:working by love. Wesley believed that
336:is to "fit us for God." In antiquity,
5107:
4834:Kenyon, Howard N. (29 October 2019).
3954:
3892:
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3837:
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3320:
3245:
3223:"James 1:17 â Good and Perfect Gifts"
3184:: Loveland Protestant Reformed Church
2914:. Harvard University Press. pp.
1773:Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society
1006:Four sources of theological authority
693:of the decree: "Of Perfect Charity".
607:âloving God and loving other people.
7:
5303:, Boston, Massachusetts: F.J.F. Eddy
5275:"Christian and Religious Perfection"
5235:10.1093/acref/9780192802903.001.0001
5083:Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
5049:Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
4353:Encyclopedia of Religion and Society
3559:Burnett, Daniel L. (15 March 2006).
3270:Burnett, Daniel L. (15 March 2006).
2554:
1573:. Wesley's views were elaborated in
1116:The Sunday Service of the Methodists
539:, and the English devotional writer
5540:A Catechism on Christian Perfection
5011:Wu, Dongsheng John (1 April 2012).
4128:Winn, Christian T. Collins (2007).
3482:The Three Ages of the Interior Life
2392:Quaker Council for European Affairs
275:Theosis (Eastern Orthodox theology)
5203:Methodist Doctrine: The Essentials
4755:Evangelical Dictionary of Theology
3907:Orthodox and Wesleyan ecclesiology
3499:"Arthur Devine, "State or Way" in
2946:. Benziger Brothers. p. 508.
2342:American Friends Service Committee
2043:; the Heritage Bible College is a
511:Daniel L. Burnett, a professor at
25:
5718:Sermon 40: "Christian Perfection"
5424:, Eugene, Oregon: Cascade Books,
4783:Central Yearly Meeting of Friends
4665:Scott, Rebekah (5 January 2006).
4497:Synan, Vinson (30 January 2012).
3818:Sermon 40: "Christian Perfection"
3095:from the original on 31 July 2019
3054:Methodist Church of Great Britain
2966:Jannakos, Paul (2 October 2009).
2872:Christian and Missionary Alliance
2712:Christian and Missionary Alliance
2697:Central Yearly Meeting of Friends
2357:Central Yearly Meeting of Friends
1913:Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)
1813:Methodist Church of Great Britain
1309:Methodist Church of Great Britain
981:Distinctive beliefs and practices
563:According to the teaching of the
445:All Christians have the grace of
196:Other denominations, such as the
5605:Brown, Allan (1 November 2011).
5560:, Iowa: Old Paths Tract Society.
4309:Brown, Allan (1 November 2011).
4258:Watson, Kevin M. (29 May 2013).
3930:work. God works ; therefore you
3304:The Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist
3032:"Some Principles of the Quakers"
2778:
2602:
2412:World Gathering of Young Friends
2109:
1771:(who served as Secretary of the
1496:
1470:Ordination of women in Methodism
1056:Sanctification (growth in grace)
822:
783:explicates Anabaptist doctrine:
552:For additional information, see
5620:From the Classroom to the Heart
5594:"How to be Entirely Sanctified"
5587:. Southern Nazarene University.
5554:Scriptural Death Route Holiness
5255:A History of Christian Doctrine
5252:Cunliffe-Jones, Hubert (1978),
5185:. Westminster John Knox Press.
4722:Stewart, Kathleen Anne (1992).
4611:Anderson, Allan (13 May 2004).
4526:Barrett, David B. (July 1988).
4001:from the original on 2 May 2018
3747:Tyerman, Luke (29 March 2017).
3130:. Abingdon Press. p. 190.
2968:"Is Human Perfection Possible?"
2786:Evangelical Christianity portal
2397:Quaker Peace and Social Witness
1715:as an act of obedience to God.
469:Dionysius the Pseudo-Areopagite
240:, respectively. The root word,
5164:, London, England: Routledge,
5130:Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism
4315:God's Bible School and College
4020:Thornton, Wallace Jr. (2008).
3869:. Abingdon Press. p. 91.
3867:Major United Methodist Beliefs
3643:University of Colorado Boulder
2021:Congregational Holiness Church
1404:Conservative holiness movement
257:has also referred to personal
1:
4896:Murphy, Karen (23 May 2018).
4838:. Wipf and Stock Publishers.
3663:Jones, Charles Edwin (1974).
2507:Richmond Declaration of Faith
1899:and gave rise to a number of
1335:Other Methodist denominations
98:indwelling of the Holy Spirit
38:as a staircase, implying the
5626:: Schmul Publishing Company.
5571:. Wesleyan Publishing House.
4407:Cross & Livingstone 2005
3911:St Vladimir's Seminary Press
3639:"Chapter 1: The Anabaptists"
2402:Quaker United Nations Office
2041:The (Original) Church of God
2017:Calvary Holiness Association
1702:Baptism with the Holy Spirit
1076:Baptism with the Holy Spirit
962:Sermons on Several Occasions
364:that resulted in continuing
183:Baptism with the Holy Spirit
93:baptism with the Holy Spirit
5651:Asbury Theological Seminary
5565:Brengle, Samuel L. (2016).
5309:Garrigou-Lagrange, Reginald
5229:. Oxford University Press.
5075:"Justification / Salvation"
4351:Swatos, William H. (1998).
3089:The United Methodist Church
1781:Asbury Theological Seminary
1465:Homosexuality and Methodism
1228:William Williams Pantycelyn
1001:Priesthood of all believers
5784:
5448:Williams, Jeffrey (2010),
4810:"Models of Sanctification"
4753:Elwell, Walter A. (2001).
4544:10.1177/239693938801200303
2728:WesleyanâArminian theology
2716:Wesleyan-Holiness movement
2377:Friends General Conference
2068:of those who attended the
2058:baptism in the Holy Spirit
1985:
1893:Methodist Episcopal Church
1880:
1727:Methodists often seek the
1438:Methodist views on alcohol
793:Apostolic Christian Church
673:RĂŠginald Garrigou-Lagrange
558:Universal call to holiness
551:
382:). The third stage led to
268:
191:Baptism of the Holy Spirit
171:baptism of the Holy Spirit
5696:. Bloomsbury Publishing.
5618:Kaufman, Paul L. (2021).
5575:Stephen S. White. (1954)
5397:McKim, Donald K. (2003).
5279:The Catholic Encyclopedia
5200:Campbell, Ted A. (1999),
5179:Campbell, Ted A. (1996).
5041:"WELS vs Assembly of God"
4902:Brill Academic Publishers
4695:. ABC-CLIO. p. 151.
3751:. Hansebooks. p. 2.
3610:. Orthodox Church Fathers
3530:The Catholic Encyclopedia
3207:Eddy, Mary Baker (1890).
2942:Spirago, Francis (1899).
2679:through the power of the
2326:Meetings and other groups
2033:Church of God (Cleveland)
1921:Wesleyan Methodist Church
1016:Substitutionary atonement
697:Eastern Orthodox teaching
639:of the eyes, lust of the
5552:Boardman, L. S. (1995).
5379:Methodist Theology Today
5358:Methodist Theology Today
4992:. Bernie A. Van De Walle
4955:Bernie A. Van De Walle,
4691:Levinson, David (1996).
4643:. Heritage Bible College
3905:S. T. Kimbrough (2007).
3865:Stokes, Mack B. (1971).
3195:too from all their sins.
2525:Businesses and charities
2118:, founder of the Quakers
1443:Methodist local preacher
1122:Covenant Renewal Service
994:Conditional preservation
513:Wesley Biblical Seminary
271:Divinization (Christian)
5624:Nicholasville, Kentucky
5537:Curnick, E. T. (1885).
5443:. Blackwell Publishers.
5273:Devine, Arthur (1911).
5125:Balmer, Randall Herbert
4671:Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
4293:Global Methodist Church
2944:The Catechism Explained
2609:Christianity portal
2407:Szechwan Yearly Meeting
2304:John Greenleaf Whittier
2037:Church of God in Christ
1988:Holiness Pentecostalism
1982:Holiness Pentecostalism
1866:Global Methodist Church
1824:United Methodist Church
1503:Christianity portal
1409:Holiness Pentecostalism
1329:Global Methodist Church
1324:World Methodist Council
1319:United Methodist Church
667:in 16th century Spain.
652:El Camino de PerfecciĂłn
548:Roman Catholic teaching
527:, the Dutch theologian
305:theologians considered
179:Holiness Pentecostalism
40:possibility of progress
18:Christian perfectionism
5753:Christian anthropology
5690:Courey, D. J. (2015).
5547:: McDonald & Gill.
4785:. 2013. Archived from
4452:www.biblemethodist.org
3260:(Book IV, Chapter 39).
3211:. Boston: F.J.F. Eddy.
2802:Imparted righteousness
2761:
2722:as cleansing one from
2673:
2382:Friends United Meeting
2352:Britain Yearly Meeting
2144:Hannah Jenkins Barnard
2013:Apostolic Faith Church
1968:
1959:
1950:
1909:Church of the Nazarene
1841:
1805:
1775:) in his popular work
1756:
1673:
1624:
1258:Countess of Huntingdon
1233:Benjamin Titus Roberts
1021:Imparted righteousness
789:
740:
683:Second Vatican Council
605:fulfillment of the law
545:
535:, the Anglican bishop
465:
298:
216:. Contrasting to all,
70:characterized by pure
51:
5763:Holiness Pentecostals
5758:Christian terminology
5663:NewStart Discipleship
5592:Brown, Allan (2012).
5545:Boston, Massachusetts
5418:Noble, T. A. (2013),
3735:John William Fletcher
3501:Catholic Encyclopedia
3487:Christian Perfection.
2720:entire sanctification
2545:First Day of the Week
2347:A Quaker Action Group
1963:
1954:
1945:
1905:Free Methodist Church
1733:entire sanctification
1726:
1698:John William Fletcher
1668:
1619:
1615:John William Fletcher
1579:, published in 1777.
1426:Other relevant topics
1314:Free Methodist Church
1218:John William Fletcher
1061:Sunday Sabbatarianism
869:First Great Awakening
748:Anabaptist Christians
719:Symeon the Metaphrast
615:, such as members of
565:Roman Catholic Church
554:Catholic spirituality
315:Clement of Alexandria
282:
163:entire sanctification
136:Roman Catholic Church
80:entire sanctification
33:
5657:Darrell Stetler II,
5613:on 12 November 2023.
5482:Bernard of Clairvaux
5156:Bebbington, David W.
5079:WELS Topical Q&A
5045:WELS Topical Q&A
4814:The Gospel Coalition
4726:. William Sessions.
4641:"Statement of Faith"
3046:"Living a holy life"
2874:is characterized as
2859:Azusa Street Revival
2817:Realized eschatology
2812:Perfection of Christ
2730:affirm this belief.
2693:Conservative Friends
2362:Conservative Friends
2070:Azusa Street Revival
2060:(which is marked by
2054:second work of grace
1993:Holiness Pentecostal
1648:second work of grace
1475:Bishops in Methodism
1238:Walter Ashbel Sellew
1157:Brush arbour revival
1071:Second work of grace
1066:Christian perfection
955:Articles of Religion
849:in the United States
768:Schwarzenau Brethren
721:(10th c.) declared:
669:Christian Perfection
661:Discalced Carmelites
621:evangelical counsels
416:Bernard of Clairvaux
175:second work of grace
159:Christian perfection
113:second work of grace
64:Christian perfection
5645:Arnett, William M.
5223:"Holiness Movement"
4597:James Leo Garrett,
4295:. 2022. p. 11.
3979:Cunliffe-Jones 1978
3793:Cunliffe-Jones 1978
3678:Cunliffe-Jones 1978
3381:Cunliffe-Jones 1978
2708:Keswickian theology
2703:Keswickian teaching
2440:Integrity ("Truth")
2154:Kenneth E. Boulding
2127:Notable individuals
2062:speaking in tongues
1897:interdenominational
1820:Confession of Faith
1707:John Wesley taught
1644:First Thessalonians
1433:Saints in Methodism
911:Doctrinal standards
791:In particular, the
776:Apostolic Christian
743:Anabaptist teaching
678:Perfectae Caritatis
665:Counter-Reformation
187:third work of grace
185:to mean a separate
5514:RodrĂguez, Alfonso
4975:2020-01-09 at the
4757:. Baker Academic.
4341:, pp. 339â40.
3824:2016-04-25 at the
3716:, pp. 81, 84.
3680:, pp. 454â55.
2714:, differ from the
2501:Book of Discipline
2497:Faith and Practice
2214:Joseph John Gurney
2025:Free Gospel Church
2003:theology from the
1943:thus teaches that:
1917:The Salvation Army
1845:Good News movement
1777:The Tongue of Fire
1757:
1719:Mainline Methodism
1448:Itinerant preacher
1359:General Conference
1167:Watchnight service
989:Assurance of faith
750:(inclusive of the
420:On the Love of God
299:
285:Farewell Discourse
125:King James Version
52:
5703:978-0-567-65631-5
5568:Helps to Holiness
5461:978-0-253-35444-0
5431:978-1-62032-720-3
5410:978-0-664-23478-2
5389:978-0-8264-8104-7
5368:978-0-8264-8104-7
5322:978-0-89555-758-2
5265:978-0-567-04393-1
5258:, T&T Clark,
5244:978-0-19-280290-3
5213:978-0-687-03475-8
5192:978-0-664-25650-0
5171:978-0-415-10464-7
5140:978-0-664-22409-7
5110:, pp. 88â89.
5022:978-1-63087-573-2
4968:Gordon T. Smith,
4939:978-0-310-87335-8
4911:978-90-04-36786-9
4878:978-1-63087-125-3
4845:978-1-4982-8522-3
4789:on 5 October 2013
4764:978-0-8010-2075-9
4733:978-1-85072-089-8
4702:978-0-87436-865-9
4622:978-0-521-53280-8
4584:978-1-4422-4432-0
4508:978-1-4185-8753-6
4501:. Thomas Nelson.
4366:978-0-7619-8956-1
4174:978-1-85852-182-4
4139:978-1-63087-832-0
4069:978-1-5326-3050-7
3876:978-0-687-22923-9
3758:978-3-7447-1890-5
3570:978-1-62189-980-8
3410:www.newadvent.org
3395:, pp. 63â64.
3371:, pp. 54â55.
3281:978-1-62189-980-8
3248:, pp. 22â23.
3152:"What We Believe"
3137:978-1-4267-6124-9
2925:978-0-674-03248-4
2648:, the founder of
2643:
2642:
2194:William Edmundson
2078:Assemblies of God
2005:holiness movement
2001:WesleyanâArminian
1972:holiness movement
1883:Holiness movement
1877:Holiness movement
1789:holiness movement
1684:through Christ's
1565:, the founder of
1537:
1536:
1399:Holiness movement
1364:Methodist Circuit
1268:George Whitefield
1098:
1097:
1011:Covenant theology
889:Wesleyan theology
799:Wesleyan teaching
593:sanctifying grace
372:and mastery over
323:Macarius of Egypt
218:Christian Science
202:Reformed Churches
198:Lutheran Churches
140:Eastern Orthodoxy
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1046:Prevenient grace
1041:Outward holiness
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327:Gregory of Nyssa
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2681:Holy Spirit
2424:Testimonies
2309:John Wilbur
2239:Rufus Jones
2224:Elias Hicks
2179:Anne Conway
2174:Levi Coffin
1936:sacrificing
1849:evangelical
1761:Christendom
1682:forgiveness
1563:John Wesley
1555:Anglicanism
1552:high church
1542:John Wesley
1281:Theologians
1213:Thomas Coke
1190:John Wesley
874:Moravianism
864:Arminianism
859:Anglicanism
829:John Wesley
781:Ira Chernus
732:2 Cor. 5:17
541:William Law
453:mortal sins
424:love of God
412:monasticism
334:Holy Spirit
228:Terminology
210:faith alone
72:love of God
44:Ramon Llull
5742:Categories
5558:Des Moines
5108:McKim 2003
4779:"About Us"
3995:"Doctrine"
3955:Noble 2013
3893:Noble 2013
3853:Noble 2013
3838:Noble 2013
3805:Noble 2013
3714:Noble 2013
3702:Noble 2013
3690:Noble 2013
3614:6 December
3542:2011-11-24
3513:2017-04-05
3485:, chapter
3463:2023-11-12
3441:Noble 2013
3429:Noble 2013
3415:2023-11-12
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3321:Noble 2013
3246:Noble 2013
3232:2023-11-12
3028:George Fox
2974:6 December
2876:Keswickian
2840:References
2646:George Fox
2445:Simplicity
2274:Alice Paul
2204:George Fox
2189:Judi Dench
2184:James Dean
2116:George Fox
1919:, and the
1809:ordination
1633:temptation
1629:confession
1147:Tabernacle
1132:Altar call
838:Background
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