A Presentation of Perfection - Media Sabda Org

The author in his book did not overemphasize the work of the Holy Spirit in the process of
sanctification. He did, though, agree with holiness writers more so than Wesley on this issue. He
comments,
Though John Wesley did not identify entire sanctification with a "baptism with the
Holy Spirit," he was clear on the matter that God cleanses us from original sin
radically. He spoke of "love filling the heart, expelling pride, anger, desire, and
self-will." [43]
Leslie D. Wilcox
Wilcox was one of the leading scholars concerning sanctification in the conservative holiness
movement. He stated his views in his book Be Ye Holy. In the preface he told primarily why he
wrote the book. He stated:
The purpose is to set before the reader a systematic arrangement of the doctrine of
holiness as it is found in the Word of God. Other books have very fully and
adequately presented the doctrine theologically. There are also some books which
present at least some of the Scripture foundation for the doctrine. But the writer
knows of no book which systematically and fully presents the Scripture on which the
doctrine of entire sanctification rests. [44]
It is evident from his book that he believed that sin is a substance to be removed and that the Holy
Spirit is the Person of God to do the work in the heart of humanity. In Chapter Eight he wrote, "The
necessity for cleansing arises from the fact that carnality still remains in the heart of a person who
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has been born again." Later on in the chapter he gives scriptures to show that original sin needs
to be purified or purged.
In another place in the book Wilcox wholeheartedly supports the work of the Holy Spirit in one's
getting sanctified. He wrote, "But since the work of sanctification is the supreme work of the Spirit,
He is often referred to by the title Holy Spirit used almost as a personal name." [46]
Dale M. Yocum
Like Wilcox, Yocum was also a respected holiness scholar in the conservative movement. He was
an articulate preacher as well as a scholarly writer. His books The Holy Way and Fruit Unto Holiness
give a good representation of what Yocum taught about entire sanctification.
Yocum also believed that original sin needed to be purged. He wrote, "The baptism with the Holy
Ghost brings purging ... it is a cleansing from sin as well as an empowering for service." [47]
Summary
As this review of doctrinal expressions of entire-sanctification has made clear, there have been
several different methods for explaining the experience of Christian perfection. The doctrine as