A General Statement of Three Different Views
(1)
Roman Catholic: A process of improvement in man which enables God to justify
him. Remembering that justification as defined by the Roman Catholic is to make
righteous. This is definitely dependent on works as a way of salvation. A whole
series of performances invented by the Roman Catholic Church is imposed on the
membership to fill this gap.
(2)
Reformed: A process of improvement in man which is completed at death. Very
cleverly the law is introduced to outline the course over which the members must
walk in order to make progress towards perfection.
(3)
Wesleyan: A process of improvement which ordinarily is completed at death, but
may reach perfection in this present life through the "experience” of
"entire sanctification". This proposes various ways by which the
experience can be affected. Such as praying through, the second blessing, etc.
(4).
Other views: It is not to be concluded that the above three exhausts the list
of positions on this point. Our times have produced a whole new list. All
movements where the emphasis is laid on experience suggest new and novel ways
to realize sanctification.
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