John Wesley's A Plain Account of Christian Perfection

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John Wesley's "A Plain Account of Christian Perfection" is an 18th-century theological treatise that systematically explains and defends his doctrine of entire sanctification and holy living within Methodism.

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instanceOf Christian literature ⓘ
Methodist text ⓘ
theological treatise ⓘ
aim to defend the doctrine of entire sanctification ⓘ
to explain Wesley’s doctrine of Christian perfection ⓘ
to provide practical guidance for holy living ⓘ
author John Wesley ⓘ
circulation widely read among early Methodists ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Great Britain ⓘ
doctrinalFocus entire sanctification as a second work of grace ⓘ
growth in grace ⓘ
love of God and neighbor ⓘ
possibility of Christian perfection in this life ⓘ
genre Christian theology ⓘ
devotional literature ⓘ
theology ⓘ
historicalContext 18th-century Methodist revival in England ⓘ
influenced Holiness churches ⓘ
Wesleyan Holiness movement ⓘ
linked to: Holiness movement

later Methodist doctrinal standards ⓘ
intendedAudience Methodist laity ⓘ
Methodist preachers ⓘ
keyConcept assurance of salvation ⓘ
freedom from willful sin ⓘ
instantaneous entire sanctification ⓘ
perfect love ⓘ
progressive sanctification ⓘ
use of means of grace ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject Christian perfection ⓘ
entire sanctification ⓘ
holiness ⓘ
holy living ⓘ
movement Evangelical Revival ⓘ
Methodist movement ⓘ
linked to: Methodism
publicationCentury 18th century ⓘ
publicationForm book ⓘ
relatedDoctrine Christian holiness ⓘ
justification by faith ⓘ
sanctification ⓘ
relatedWork Sermons on Several Occasions ⓘ
The Journal of John Wesley ⓘ
religiousTradition Methodism ⓘ
Protestantism ⓘ
statusInMethodism classic exposition of Wesleyan holiness doctrine ⓘ
structure systematic exposition ⓘ
theologicalPerspective Arminianism ⓘ
Wesleyan theology ⓘ

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Christian perfection → articulatedIn → John Wesley's A Plain Account of Christian Perfection ⓘ