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Within many denominations of Christianity, Christian perfection is the theological concept of the process or the event of achieving spiritual maturity or perfection. The ultimate goal of this process is union with God characterized by pure love of God and other people as well as personal holiness or sanctification .
The question of whether Christians can overcome sin and achieve a state of sinless perfection is a controversial topic for Seventh-day Adventists, as it is among the holiness movement and Pentecostalism. Mainstream Adventists hold that Christ is our example and shows mankind the path to overcome sin, and to manifest Christ's perfect and ...
[3] [4] Churches aligned with the holiness movement teach that the life of a born again Christian should be free of sin. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The movement is historically distinguished by its emphasis on the doctrine of a second work of grace , [ 7 ] [ 8 ] which is called entire sanctification or Christian perfection .
As Methodist denominations have historically preached two works of grace taught by John Wesley, (1) New Birth and (2) entire sanctification, and many denominations aligned with the holiness movement use Methodist in their name, it is difficult to draw a line between Holiness Methodist denominations and those not aligned with the holiness movement.
George Fox, the founder of Quakerism (Religious Society of Friends), taught perfection in which the Christian believer could be made free from sin. [ 27 ] [ 28 ] In his Some Principles of the Elect People of God Who in Scorn are called Quakers, for all the People throughout all Christendome to Read over, and thereby their own States to Consider ...
Adventist theologian Richard Rice writes that who teach "sinless perfection" tend to misunderstand and think of perfection as primarily negative, as avoiding certain forms of behavior, or successfully resisting temptations to do wrong.
It is believed that God demands three main things from humanity to address the problem of sin. First, sinless perfection, which means living a life completely free from sin. [22] Second, a blood sacrifice, which involves offering a sacrifice to atone for sins. [23] Third, faith, which is believing and trusting in God's plan for salvation. [24]
The Higher Life movement was precipitated by the Wesleyan-Holiness movement, which had been gradually springing up, but made a definite appearance in the mid-1830s.It was at this time that Methodists in the northeastern United States began to preach Wesleyan doctrine of Christian perfection or entire sanctification and non-Methodists at Oberlin College in Ohio began to accept and promote their ...