Christian perfection

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Christian perfection is a Wesleyan theological doctrine teaching that believers can, by God’s grace, attain a state of perfect love in this life in which they are freed from willful sin.

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instanceOf Christian doctrine ⓘ
Wesleyan doctrine ⓘ
theological doctrine ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Christian holiness ⓘ
entire sanctification ⓘ
full salvation ⓘ
perfect love ⓘ
articulatedIn John Wesley's A Plain Account of Christian Perfection ⓘ
John Wesley's sermons on Christian perfection ⓘ
basedOn 1 John 4:18 ⓘ
1 Thessalonians 5:23 ⓘ
Matthew 5:48 ⓘ
New Testament commands to holiness ⓘ
centralConceptOf John Wesley's theology ⓘ
linked to: John Wesley
contrastedWith Reformed views that deny entire sanctification in this life ⓘ
coreClaim Christian perfection does not imply absolute sinlessness ⓘ
Christian perfection does not remove human infirmities ⓘ
Christian perfection involves freedom from conscious, deliberate sin ⓘ
Christian perfection involves having the mind of Christ ⓘ
Christian perfection involves purity of intention ⓘ
Christian perfection is a work of God, not human achievement ⓘ
Christian perfection is characterized by perfect love for God and neighbor ⓘ
God's grace can cleanse the heart from inbred sin ⓘ
believers can be freed from willful sin ⓘ
believers can be made perfect in love in this life ⓘ
entire sanctification is possible before death ⓘ
emphasizes holiness of heart and life ⓘ
love as the fulfillment of the law ⓘ
obedience motivated by love ⓘ
historicallyDebatedBy Anglican theologians ⓘ
Calvinist theologians ⓘ
linked to: Calvinism
influenced 19th-century Holiness movement ⓘ
Keswick movement debates on sanctification ⓘ
Pentecostal understandings of sanctification ⓘ
religiousTradition Methodism ⓘ
Wesleyan-Arminianism ⓘ
linked to: Arminianism
taughtBy Church of the Nazarene ⓘ
Free Methodist Church ⓘ
Holiness Pentecostal churches ⓘ
Holiness movement ⓘ
John Wesley ⓘ
Methodist movement ⓘ
linked to: Methodism

Nazarene tradition ⓘ
Salvation Army ⓘ
Wesleyan Church ⓘ
Wesleyan Methodist Church ⓘ
viewInWesleyanTheology also involves progressive growth in grace ⓘ
distinct from justification ⓘ
distinct from new birth ⓘ
may be received instantaneously by faith ⓘ
often subsequent to justification ⓘ

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John Wesley → notableIdea → Christian perfection ⓘ
Methodism → hasKeyDoctrine → Christian perfection ⓘ
Pilgrim Holiness Church → doctrine → Christian perfection (in the Wesleyan sense) ⓘ
linked to: Christian perfection
Christian perfection → coreClaim → Christian perfection does not imply absolute sinlessness ⓘ
linked to: Christian perfection
Christian perfection → coreClaim → Christian perfection does not remove human infirmities ⓘ
linked to: Christian perfection
Christian perfection → coreClaim → Christian perfection involves purity of intention ⓘ
linked to: Christian perfection
Christian perfection → coreClaim → Christian perfection involves freedom from conscious, deliberate sin ⓘ
linked to: Christian perfection