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The great legacy of Wesley & the early Methodists was their belief in 'Scriptural Holiness' or 'Christian Perfection'. This doctrine did not originate with them, (for it is found in the New Testament), but was revived by the Wesley brothers.
Simply stated, they saw that Christ came not only to free mankind from sin's penalty & power, but also sin's presence in the heart. Not only outward sins, but also sin's inward pollution, the principle of sin in the heart.
This setting free from 'indwelling sin' was not a process in time but an instantaneous act wrought by the Holy Spirit in response to total surrender & appropriating faith.
This experience of 'full salvation' was subsequent to conversion and witnessed inwardly by the Spirit.
Unfortunately, this precious doctrine was later jettisoned by most Methodists in the UK and also by the United Methodist Church in the USA & its overseas churches.
Today it is held as truth by the 'Holiness Churches' eg. Wesleyan Church, Free Methodists and the Global Methodist Church.
John Wesley believed that God raised up the Methodist Movement to ' spread Scriptural Holiness throughout the land'.
Simply stated, they saw that Christ came not only to free mankind from sin's penalty & power, but also sin's presence in the heart. Not only outward sins, but also sin's inward pollution, the principle of sin in the heart.
This setting free from 'indwelling sin' was not a process in time but an instantaneous act wrought by the Holy Spirit in response to total surrender & appropriating faith.
This experience of 'full salvation' was subsequent to conversion and witnessed inwardly by the Spirit.
Unfortunately, this precious doctrine was later jettisoned by most Methodists in the UK and also by the United Methodist Church in the USA & its overseas churches.
Today it is held as truth by the 'Holiness Churches' eg. Wesleyan Church, Free Methodists and the Global Methodist Church.
John Wesley believed that God raised up the Methodist Movement to ' spread Scriptural Holiness throughout the land'.
