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Progressive sanctification is the work of sanctification of the believer through grace and the decisions of the believer after the new birth. [21] This is the position of other Pentecostal denominations, such as Assemblies of God and The Foursquare Church. [50]
Progressive sanctification is the work of sanctification of the believer through grace and the decisions of the believer after the new birth. [54] This is the position of some evangelical denominations, such as Baptist churches and some Pentecostal denominations of the Finished Work Pentecostal variety such as the Assemblies of God and The ...
This idea of progressive sanctification was believed by many within the Assemblies of God but there were adherents who still held to the theology of the holiness movement. [5] The original language on sanctification in the Fundamental Truths was a compromise between Wesleyan and non-Wesleyan members which allowed the two doctrines to coexist. [5]
Finished Work Pentecostalism is a major branch of Pentecostalism that holds that after conversion, the converted Christian progressively grows in grace. [1] [2] On the other hand, the other branch of Pentecostalism—Holiness Pentecostalism teaches the Wesleyan doctrine of entire sanctification as an instantaneous, definite second work of grace, which is a necessary prerequisite to receive the ...
After conversion, the believer grows in grace through a lifelong process of progressive sanctification. There are 390 denominations that adhere to the finished work position. They include the Assemblies of God, the Foursquare Gospel Church, the Pentecostal Church of God, and the Open Bible Churches. [207] [209]
The World Assemblies of God Fellowship (WAGF) is a global cooperative body of over 170 Pentecostal denominations that was established on August 15, 1989.WAGF was created to provide structure so that member denominations, which previously related to each other informally, could more easily cooperate on a global basis.
Many Holiness preachers emphasized the reception of entire sanctification as an instantaneous experience. In Wesleyan-Arminian theology, the second work of grace is considered to be a cleansing from the tendency to commit sin, an experience called entire sanctification which leads to Christian perfection.
In order to be filled with the Holy Ghost, a person must first be born again through the experience of salvation. A second step, sanctification, occurs when the saved person goes deeper in consecration and God purges the heart from the inward nature of sin. Then, the heart is ready for the gift of the Holy Spirit.