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Mon, Sep 06, 2010
Randy Alcorn
Christian Life, Culture and Worldview, Doctrine and Theology, Suffering and Evil
sanctification, sinless perfection

I have a friend who believes in total sanctification at the point of salvation.

Question from a reader:

I have a friend who believes in total sanctification at the point of salvation (sinless perfection). In other words, once you become a Christian, you will not sin anymore for the rest of your earthly life. In fact, anyone who does sin, is not actually an authentic Christian at all. What is your response to this?

Answer from Randy Alcorn:

It has been my experience that most people holding this position, or at least those who actively teach it, are not open to what I believe is the clear teaching of Scripture from many passages...

Mon, Jan 18, 2010
Marshall Beretta
Christian Life
fasting, gnosticism, sacrifice, sanctification, self-hate, works

Are not love and hate diametrically opposed to each other? Are we to have self-hate towards ourselves?

In your questions you are actually asking about issues related to sanctification, therefore I would like to discuss the issue of sanctification in general, and hope to answer you along the way.