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Whereas in Lutheran theology the central doctrine and focus of all our worship and life is justification by grace through faith, for Methodists the central focus has always been holy living and the striving for perfection. Wesley gave the analogy of a house. He said repentance is the porch. Faith is the door. But holy living is the house itself.
[1] [2] On the other hand, the other branch of Pentecostalism—Holiness Pentecostalism, while teaching growth in grace that occurs after conversion, affirms the Wesleyan doctrine of entire sanctification as an instantaneous, definite second work of grace, which is a necessary prerequisite to receive the baptism in the Holy Spirit.
Holiness Pentecostals, with their background in the Wesleyan-Holiness movement, historically teach that baptism with the Holy Spirit, as evidenced by glossolalia, is the third work of grace, which follows the new birth (first work of grace) and entire sanctification (second work of grace).
Grace Wesleyan Methodist Church is a parish church of the Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection, one of the largest denominations in the conservative holiness movement, and is located in Akron, Ohio. Cultural shifts following World War II resulted in a further division in the Holiness movement.
The Whole Christ for the Whole World: A Wesleyan Perspective on the Work of Christ. Wipf and Stock, 2008. ISBN 9781556352676; Abraham: The Test of Faith. Beacon Hill Press, Kansas City, 2012. ISBN 9780834128804; Grace, Faith, and Holiness: 30th Anniversary Annotations. The Foundry Publishing, Kansas City, 2018. ISBN 9780834137554
In the first work of grace, the new birth, the believer receives forgiveness and becomes a Christian. [4] During the second work of grace, entire sanctification, the believer is purified and made holy. [4] Wesley taught that entire sanctification is "wrought instantaneously, though it may be approached by slow and gradual steps".
Holiness Pentecostals operate within the framework of Wesleyan (Methodist) theology with the exception of the unique doctrine that distinguishes Holiness Pentecostalism: the Parhamian-Seymourian belief in a third work of grace (in contrast, traditional Wesleyan theology affirms two works of grace—the New Birth and entire sanctification). [8]
Outward holiness, or external holiness, is a Wesleyan–Arminian doctrine emphasizing holy living, service, modest dress and sober speech. [1] [2] Additionally, outward holiness manifests as "the expression of love through a life characterised by 'justice, mercy and truth ' ". [3]