Session 12 of 13 · Questions 67 to 72
Can you be made perfect?
Entire sanctification
Learn what John Wesley meant by Christian perfection and perfect love.
The questions
- 67How does God's grace continue its work in us through the Word and the Spirit?Read
- 68How is sanctification lived out?Read
- 69What else does sanctifying grace do for us?Read
- 70Is true holiness possible?Read
- 71What is the beauty of entire sanctification?Read
- 72Is entire sanctification gradual or instantaneous?Read
Questions 67 to 72 explain sanctifying grace, holiness of heart and life, works of piety, and works of mercy. Learn how the 2026 Articles of Faith distinguish freedom from sin's rule at the new birth from subsequent cleansing in entire sanctification. The lesson preserves the catechism's printed answers while explaining how the new Article describes growth in holiness as preparation for receiving this gift through faith in Christ. Wesley's teaching helps explain gradual growth and an instantaneous change, without attributing his exact wording to the new Article. Biblical passages connect holiness with loving God wholeheartedly and loving our neighbors as ourselves.