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
surface form: 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
surface form: John Wesley's theology
contrastedWith Reformed views that deny entire sanctification in this life
coreClaim Christian perfection self-linksurface differs
surface form: Christian perfection does not imply absolute sinlessness

Christian perfection self-linksurface differs
surface form: Christian perfection does not remove human infirmities

Christian perfection self-linksurface differs
surface form: Christian perfection involves freedom from conscious, deliberate sin

Christian perfection involves having the mind of Christ
Christian perfection self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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
Calvinism
surface form: Calvinist theologians
influenced 19th-century Holiness movement
Keswick movement debates on sanctification
Pentecostal understandings of sanctification
religiousTradition Methodism
Arminianism
surface form: Wesleyan-Arminianism
taughtBy Church of the Nazarene (USA)
surface form: Church of the Nazarene

Free Methodist Church
Holiness Pentecostal churches
Holiness movement
John Wesley
Methodism
surface form: Methodist movement

Nazarene tradition
Salvation Army
Wesleyan Methodist Church
surface form: 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
this entity surface form: Christian perfection (in the Wesleyan sense)
Christian perfection coreClaim Christian perfection self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Christian perfection does not imply absolute sinlessness
Christian perfection coreClaim Christian perfection self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Christian perfection does not remove human infirmities
Christian perfection coreClaim Christian perfection self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Christian perfection involves purity of intention
Christian perfection coreClaim Christian perfection self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Christian perfection involves freedom from conscious, deliberate sin