A Presentation of Perfection - Media Sabda Org

Lenny Mancino wrote the last article we considered in this section. It was published in 1983 and
it was called "Balanced Biblical Holiness."
In the writing Mancino made a distinction between sin and sinfulness. He concluded that Christ
was the remedy for both problems. The author wrote:
Holiness is God's remedy and response to sin. Do you deeply believe that? Calvary
was for Holiness. (See Hebrews 13:12) Ultimately justice and judgment will blend
as God's climactic response to sin and sinfulness. In the meantime, you and I are to
bring the world into a constant encounter with the holiness of God and of Christ. This
is the Christian vocation as a part of God's redemptive activity. [75]
Significant Shifts and Emphasis
As indicated in the first part of this chapter, there were not articles found in the two hundred
articles selected for this study that supported or taught the relational view of sin. There were,
however, one hundred and forty articles that supported the Pentecostal-Substantive view and
forty-two articles that taught the Christological-Substantive position concerning sanctification.
There were other significant differences between the twenty years represented in this study. In the
period of 1906-1910 at least three things were noteworthy. First, there were references throughout
the literature in which people talked about getting sanctified and healed in the same experience.
Secondly, there was more of a confrontational attitude taken toward those who may have had a
different view of holiness from the one who wrote the article. An example was when A. M. Hills
named G. Campbell Morgan as "...someone who juggled the scripture to defend his pet theory of not
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teaching a second work of grace." Thirdly, Oswald Chambers was the most frequent writer about
holiness during this era. Out of the fifty articles chosen for this five-year period, Chambers wrote
twelve of them.
In 1930-34 there was a lot of emphasis put on the didactic aspect of holiness. The writers were
concerned that sanctification was taught clearly and Biblically It was evident just from the titles of
the articles: "What Holiness Really Is"; "Results of the Pentecostal Experience"; "Holiness Its
Guiding Spirit"; "Steps in Seeking Holiness"; "Were the Disciples Sanctified at Pentecost?" "Paul
a Pattern His Sanctification"; "Bible Sanctification" and other titles were also of an instructional
perspective.
The subject of purity was mentioned often during the years of 1956-1960. Several articles dealt
with the subject, but four specifically focused on the topic. They were "A Pure Heart," "Heart
Purity," "Purity and Maturity," and "Pardon and Purity" Also, there were some emphases during this
five-year period that dealt with holiness and humanity There were two articles that addressed this
topic, but the one by William S. Deal comprehensively covered the subject. His article was "The
Deeper Life and the Human Element."