Subject: Is Entire Sanctification Scriptural? |
Bible Note: Greetings NazMan! Thanks for the input! I think you are right on! I have Zondervan's "Five Views on Sanctification." It includes chapters by: Melvin Dieter (Wesleyan); Anthony Hoekema (Reformed); Stanley Horton (Pentecostal); J. Robertson McQuilkin (Keswikian); and John Walvoord (Augustinian-Dispenstational). It is pretty good, but in all honesty I got more out of Frank Moore's book. In his book, he says of sanctification: "Santification begins in the new birth, grows with spiritual development to the time of a second momement (Rom. 12:1-2) when the Spirit takes complete control, then develops incrementally in maturity throughout a believer's life." p. 79. It is an interesting issue and one which I have to come to grips with if I do transfer my credentials to the Nazarene church. I am seriously leaning in that direction. I plan on meeting with the district leadership soon and see if my view is acceptable to them! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |