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The Wesleyan Heritage Recovery Project; ... Entire sanctification is a state of perfect love, righteousness and true holiness which every regenerate believer may obtain by being delivered from the power of sin, by loving God with all the heart, soul, mind and strength, and by loving one's neighbor as one's self.
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Book chapter from I believe: Now tell me why ... Answer: No, being entirely sanctified doesn't mean that a person will not sin again. Entire sanctification is not a Wesleyan form of eternal security, teaching that, once we're in, we're in for good.
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As such, entire sanctification in the Wesleyan-Holiness tradition can be understood in different ways, which in turn can lead to confusion in any discussion about the subject or detract from any consensus on the specifics of holiness, which may be behind the lack of specificity in the Holiness Manifesto.
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But there is much in here that lends support to the Wesleyan doctrine of entire sanctification. Although there is much more I could say, this much is obvious on the basis of this letter:
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This is why Wesley and Fletcher often described Christian perfection as "the Canaan of perfect love." Yehezkel Kaufman described the Old Testament view of Canaan Land in terms which explain why it can be interpreted as a symbol of full sanctification.
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CHRISTIAN PERFECTION OR ENTIRE SANCTIFICATION ... It is this view, commonly known as the Wesleyan position, which we shall endeavor to set forth in the following pages. A subject so sacred, however, and an experience so high and holy, forbids in any degree the spirit of controversy.
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Prayer for Forgiveness and for Sanctification ... 59 Sermons. | George Whitefield and Wesleyan Perfectionism ... Entire Sanctification. By Adam Clarke.
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The Wesleyan Tradition ... Entire sanctification is defined in terms of "pure or disinterested love." Wesley believed that one could progress in love until love became devoid of self - interest at the moment of entire sanctification.
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Dieter goes on to discuss a parallel debate within Methodism over whether entire sanctification was Wesleyan. ... In many ways we seem to have surrendered the doctrine of entire sanctification to other Wesleyan holiness groups, while still officially holding to the teaching in our doctrine and Book of Discipline.
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