FLETCHER ON CHRISTIAN PERFECTION edition by John Fletcher Religion Spirituality eBooks
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We call Christian perfection the maturity of grace and holiness, which established, adult believers attain to under the Christian dispensation; and by this means we distinguish that maturity of grace, both from the ripeness of grace which belongs to the dispensation of the Jews below us and from the ripeness of glory which belongs to departed saint above us. Hence it appears that, by Christian perfection, we mean nothing but the cluster and maturity of the graces which compose the Christian character in the church militant. In other words, Christian perfection is a spiritual constellation made up of these gracious stars, -- perfect repentance, perfect faith, perfect humility, perfect meekness, perfect self-denial, perfect resignation, perfect hope, perfect charity for our visible enemies, as well as for our earthly relations; and, above all, perfect love for our invisible God, through the explicit knowledge of our Mediator Jesus Christ. And as this last star is always accompanied by all the others, as Jupiter is by his satellites, we frequently use, as St. John, the phrase "perfect love," instead of the word "perfection;" and understanding by it the pure love of God, shed abroad in the heart of established believers by the Holy Ghost, which is abundantly given them under the fullness of the Christian dispensation.
FLETCHER ON CHRISTIAN PERFECTION edition by John Fletcher Religion Spirituality eBooks
John Fletcher is the famous "first theologian" of the Methodist movement within the Anglican church of the 18th century. He was hand-picked by John Wesley to be his successor, but Wesley out-lived him. Jean de la Fléchère (his name originally) wrote this tract to answer some of the criticisms from oponents who misunderstood the early Methodists' definition of "Christian perfection". Fletcher's argument is straight forward. The first part of the second section is a masterful collection of biblical passages supporting his position that there is a fulness of life available to the believer now, by faith. Nowhere does he define perfection as absolute, but he squarely faces the injunctions, commands, and promises of Scripture. If one does not accept his definition, at least one must acknowledge his commitment, and his love for the Lord and His Word.Product details
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This is really one of the best for understanding the Methodist theology about the baptism of the Holy Spirit with the result of complete sanctification.
John Fletcher is the famous "first theologian" of the Methodist movement within the Anglican church of the 18th century. He was hand-picked by John Wesley to be his successor, but Wesley out-lived him. Jean de la Fléchère (his name originally) wrote this tract to answer some of the criticisms from oponents who misunderstood the early Methodists' definition of "Christian perfection". Fletcher's argument is straight forward. The first part of the second section is a masterful collection of biblical passages supporting his position that there is a fulness of life available to the believer now, by faith. Nowhere does he define perfection as absolute, but he squarely faces the injunctions, commands, and promises of Scripture. If one does not accept his definition, at least one must acknowledge his commitment, and his love for the Lord and His Word.
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