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Christian and perfection

Some have seen revivalism and
the search for
Christian perfection as
the fountain-head
of the American hope
.
Christian perfection ( or entire sanctification ), according
to Wesley
, is " purity
of intention
, dedicating
all the life to God " and "
the mind which was
in Christ
, enabling us
to walk as Christ walked
.

Wesley was clear that
Christian perfection did not imply
perfection of bodily health or an infallibility
of judgment
.

Most modern eschatology and apocalypticism
, both religious and secular
, involves
the violent disruption or destruction
of the world
, whereas
Christian and Jewish eschatologies view
the end times as
the consummation or
perfection of God's creation
of the world
.

In his book
, Andreae shows an utopic island
in which
Christian theosophy and applied science ruled
, and
in which
the spiritual fulfillment and intellectual activity constituted
the primary goals
of each individual
, the scientific pursuits being
the highest intellectual calling
– linked
to the achievement
of spiritual
perfection.

The encyclical acknowledges that " perhaps not everyone will easily accept
this particular
teaching ", but points out that
the Roman Catholic Church cannot " declare lawful what is
in fact unlawful ", because she is concerned with " safeguarding
the holiness
of marriage
, in order
to guide married
life to its full human and
Christian perfection.

To these last 34 years
of his career belong
the most important
of his works ; his version
of the Old Testament from
the original Hebrew text
, the best
of his scriptural commentaries
, his catalogue
of Christian authors
, and
the dialogue against
the Pelagians
, the literary
perfection of which even an opponent recognized
.

The temperance movement appealed strongly
to the Methodist doctrines
of sanctification and
Christian perfection.

The strict norms governing their lives are meant
to make them models
of Christian perfection for lay people
, he writes
in.

The grace
of sanctification draws one toward
the gift
of Christian perfection, which Wesley described as
a heart " habitually filled with
the love
of God and neighbor " and as " having
the mind
of Christ and walking as he walked
.

As
a Trinitarian and fundamental church
, their doctrinal position centers on
a born-again experience
, supports
the Wesleyan
teaching of holiness (
Christian perfection ), and stresses
the need
of sanctified believers
to receive
the Pentecostal experience
of the baptism
of the Holy Spirit.

In his clerical vocation as cardinal Bembo is credited with reaffirming and promoting
the Christian perfection of classical humanism
.

Medieval illuminated manuscripts circulated with colorful schemas for developing proper attitudes
, with scriptural allusions modelled on nature:
the tree
of virtues as blossoming flowers or vices bearing sterile fruit
, The Renaissance writer Pietro Bembo is credited with reaffirming and promoting
the Christian perfection of classical humanism
.

The
Christian fall
of Lucifer is thought
of as especially terrible
, as angels are wholly spirit
, yet Lucifer defied God
, the ultimate
perfection.
* Christian perfection, doctrine associated with John Wesley

He also requested
the opinion
of Ubertino
of Casale
, a renowned Spiritual leader ( 1328 ), who
, with
a fine-spun distinction
, declared on 28 March 1322 that Christ and
the Apostles did possess property
, inasmuch as they governed
the Church
, but not as individuals or as exemplars
of Christian perfection.

Jones and Mason were licensed Baptist ministers
in Mississippi
in the 1890s who were disfellowshiped
by the local Baptist association for preaching
the doctrine
of Christian perfection also known as " Holiness
.

As men reach
the full development
of their nature
, and appropriate
the perfection of the Saviour
, the separation between
the religious and
the moral
life will vanish
, and
the Christian state, as
the highest sphere
of human
life representing
all human functions
, will displace
the church
.

John Wesley
in 1766 postulated
the concept
of Christian perfection, a moment
in the life of a Christian at which
the regeneration effectuated
by the Holy Spirit results
in a "
perfection in love " which means that at least at that moment one is being motivated wholly
by love
of God and neighbor
, with no taint
of sin or ulterior motives
in effect
.
Christian and –
* Bertrand Russell
, ( 1779
– 2009 ) Why I Am Not
a Christian, ISBN 0-671-20323-1
* 1577
– Christian IV
of Denmark and Norway ( d
. 1648 )
* 1329
– The Roman Catholic Diocese
of Quilon
, the first Indian
Christian Diocese
, is erected
by Pope John XXII ;
the French-born Jordanus is appointed
the first Bishop
.
* 1983
– Christian Müller
, German footballer

Saint Joseph
, Abbot
of Volokolamsk ( 1439
– 1515 ), wrote
a number
of influential works against heresy
, and about monastic and liturgical discipline
, and
Christian philanthropy
.
* 1998
– Rozz Williams
, American musician (
Christian Death
, Shadow Project
, and Premature Ejaculation ) ( b
. 1963 )

AD 250
– 336 ),
a Christian presbyter
in Alexandria
, Egypt
, concerning
the relationship
of the persons
of the Trinity (' God
the Father ', ' God
the Son ' ( Jesus
of Nazareth ), and ' God
the Holy Spirit ') and
the precise nature
of the Son
of God as being
a subordinate entity
to God
the Father
.

" Amazing Grace " is
a Christian hymn with words written
by the English poet and clergyman John Newton ( 1725
– 1807 ), published
in 1779
.
* 1777
– Hans
Christian Ørsted
, Danish physicist ( d
. 1851 )
* 1947
– Peter
Christian, English actor
* 1985
– Christian Gentner
, German footballer
* 1882
– Christian Mortensen
, Danish-American super-centenarian ( d
. 1998 )
* 1961
– Christian Okoye
, American football player
* 1503
– Christian III
of Denmark ( d
. 1559 )
* 1958
– Christian LeBlanc
, American actor
* 1974
– Christian Beranek
, American actor
, writer
, and producer
* Afonso I
of Kongo ( 1456
– 1543 )
the first
Christian king
of the Kingdom
of Kongo
* 1805
– Hans
Christian Andersen
, Danish writer ( d
. 1875 )
* 1938
– Christian Müller
, German footballer
* 966
– After his marriage
to the Christian Dobrawa
of Bohemia
, the pagan ruler
of the Polans
, Mieszko I
, converts
to Christianity
, an event considered
to be
the founding
of the Polish
state.
* 1976
– Christian Älvestam
, Swedish singer-songwriter and musician ( Scar Symmetry
, Miseration
, and Solution
. 45 )
* 1990
– Christian Alexander
, American actor
* 1997
– Gerda
Christian, German secretary ( b
. 1913 )
* 1858
– The Eiger
in the Bernese Alps is ascended for
the first time
by Charles Barrington accompanied
by Christian Almer and Peter Bohren
.
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