Christianity, Christian perfection is the theological concept of the process or the event of achieving spiritual maturity or perfection. The ultimate...

persistence of will Christian perfection, a doctrine taught in Methodism and Quakerism Perfectionist movement; see Oneida Community, a Christian sect Perfectionist...

Perfection is a state, variously, of completeness, flawlessness, or supreme excellence. The term is used to designate a range of diverse, if often kindred...

in God. According to the standard formulation of the process of Christian perfection, going back to Evagrius Ponticus (345–399 AD) and Dionysius the Pseudo-Areopagite...

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to Christ, along with the doctrine of Christian perfection. The Friends have historically held that Christians are guided by the inward light to "make...

a second work of grace, which is called entire sanctification or Christian perfection. The word Holiness refers specifically to this belief in entire sanctification...

summary, that it is the Christian's goal, in principle possible to achieve, to live without any (voluntary) sin (Christian perfection). We believe that God...

found in Christian Scripture and the Church Fathers that help the faithful to more perfectly follow Christ and attain to Christian perfection.[citation...

process that begins with conversion and continues throughout the Christian life. Perfectionism or eradication of the flesh is rejected and it is considered...

reflecting emotional purity and the light of God, with a goal of Christian perfection. A prominent theological text of the Religious Society of Friends...

cleanses the heart of the recipient from all sin; this state of Christian perfection is evidenced by love for God and love for neighbour. Holiness Pentecostals...

In ethics and value theory, perfectionism is the persistence of will in obtaining the optimal quality of spiritual, mental, physical, and material being...

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religious life was evident in both early Christian writings (see: Philokalia) and practices (see: Hesychasm). Other Christian practitioners of asceticism include...

the necessity of being born again and the possibility of attaining Christian perfection. By the 1760s, Methodism had spread to the Thirteen Colonies, and...

Christianity, the second work of grace is traditionally taught to be Christian perfection (entire sanctification). John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist...

The Salesians' charter describes the society's mission as "the Christian perfection of its associates obtained by the exercise of spiritual and corporal...

was a Methodist evangelist and writer who promoted the doctrine of Christian perfection. She is considered one of the founders of the Holiness movement within...

"Love Divine, All Loves Excelling" is a Christian hymn by Charles Wesley on Christian perfection. Judging by general repute, it is among Wesley's finest...

being synonymous with Christian perfection. The term baptism with the Holy Spirit originates in the New Testament, and all Christian traditions accept it...

Account of Christian Perfection." "[Entire sanctification is] purity of intention." Wesley 1827, p. 66, "A Plain Account of Christian Perfection."‌ "[Entire...

assures a Christian that they are justified by faith in Jesus (assurance of faith). Christians in this life are capable of Christian perfection and are...

ruling in our hearts, is the fullest expression of salvation; it is Christian perfection. —Amy Wagner Wesleyan Methodism, inclusive of the holiness movement...

Its stated mission is to help its lay and clerical members to seek Christian perfection in their everyday occupations and within their societies. Opus Dei...

instantaneous baptism with the Holy Spirit subsequent to the new birth" (cf. Christian perfection). In Reformed theology, Holy Baptism is the sign and the seal of...

explicated baptism with the Holy Ghost and fire as the experience of Christian perfection (entire sanctification): "Scripture reckons the coming of the spiritual...

of 1687. "Quietism" was seen by critics as holding that man's highest perfection consists in a sort of psychical self-annihilation and a consequent absorption...

theologian, Wesley argued against Calvinism and for the notion of Christian perfection, which he cited as the reason that he felt God "raised up" Methodists...

an inward transformation of heart", as well as the possibility of Christian perfection, drew opposition from English clergy and laity. In the mid-1600s...