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Concepts
of Sanctification
n“The Wesleyan-Arminian concept of holiness maintains that ‘the Christian’s tendency to sin is extinguished’,
while others, such as the Keswick Convention,
teach that this tendency is ‘merely counteracted
by victorious living in the Spirit’.”
nThe New International Dict. Of the Christian Church, 1974. s.v. “Keswick Convention,” Ian Sellers, p.
564.
n1 John 1:8 If we
say that we have [ongoing] no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.
nOthers teach “absolute
surrender” to God or to “let go and let
God.” Both are passive states, and while good as far as they go, do not provide the energy or
direction needed to walk the Way.