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Second work of Grace

Started by Lyndon Risser
December 30, 2025
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For clarity, I do not believe in the second work of grace theology introduced by Charles Wesley. I have not found it to be an accepted conservative Anabaptist position, rather a movement of those desiring to be thier own authority and a fundamental to the charismatic movement.

It is no surprise to me that it is again sweeping our conservative churches, especially those churches that have not been gifted teaching of our Historic Faith and are made up of many recovering from abusive authority, it can look very appealing.

If any of you know of a though study of this topic and the deception that surrounds it, I would appreciate anything you have. You can email me direct at Lyndon.RisserC4Conversationscom


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I found some material on this subject:

Did the church fathers believe in sinless perfection? (christian-history.org)

Christian perfection - Wikipedia

In seems, at least in a general sence, yes they did believe we can live free from sin and wickeness (through God in us) in this present world.
Seems to line up fine with the Bible verses as follows: "Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous. The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil."


Seems obvious the Devil wants us to believe the lie we will always have sin in our lives to some extent.
Seems obvious, furthermore, that this teaching of always having sin would be popular among the masses within Christendom, because it allows for some daily slothfulness in regards to holiness, which appeals to man still clothed with a sinful nature (the flesh), which can only be daily mortified in Christ.

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