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Imputed righteousness is the righteousness of Jesus credited to the Christian, enabling the Christian to be justified; imparted righteousness is what God does in Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit after justification, working in the Christian to enable and empower the process of sanctification (and, in Wesleyan thought, Christian perfection).
Entire Sanctification or Holiness, the act of God's grace whereby we are made holy, is the second definite work and is subsequent to justification. John 17:15-21; Hebrews 13:12. The Baptism of the Holy Ghost is the enduement of power from on high upon the clean, sanctified life, and is evidenced by speaking in tongues as the Spirit gives ...
This is the second work of grace. This is perfect freedom from sin—all sin—both inward and outward. There is now nothing in the heart but love and Jesus is crowned within. [13] Fletcher additionally emphasizes that the experience of entire sanctification, through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, empowers the believer for service to God. [14]
Smith had converted to the new wave of Holiness that was spreading during the latter part of the nineteenth century. [4] Those who had accepted the Holiness message testified to being "entirely sanctified" and cleansed from sin. Mason claimed sanctification and began preaching the doctrine of Holiness and Sanctification in the local Baptist ...
The state of entire sanctification allowed the believer to turn his or her attention outward toward the advancement of the gospel. In contrast, the state of partial sanctification was said to turn the believer's attention to the interior spiritual struggle for holiness which in turn limited his or her usefulness to the church and society. [12]
God the Holy Spirit and our sanctification (Lord's Days 20-22). Divine providence. The name of Christ and the term 'Christian'. The Ascension of Christ and its benefits. The Church and the communion of saints. Justification; The Sacraments of Baptism and the Lord's Supper. The office of the Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven.
Distinctively, in Methodist (Wesleyan-Arminian) theology, the doctrine of entire sanctification teaches, in summary, that it is the Christian's goal, in principle possible to achieve, to live without any (voluntary) sin (Christian perfection). [56] We believe that God calls every believer to holiness that rises out of His character.
Justification differs from sanctification: Justification before God is a free unconditional gift by faith alone but sanctification requires obedience to God. Sanctification of all Christians is not guaranteed. Only final glorification of all Christians to a sinless state is guaranteed (Romans 8:30; Philippians 2:12). [89] [90] Eternal security