PULSE 6-3-2007Sin No More -- John Wesley, one of the founding fathers of modern Christianity, introduced into the Christian community the idea that sinless perfection can be achieved in this life: "Christians are saved in this world from all sin, from all unrighteousness; that they are now in such a sense perfect, as not to commit sin, and to be freed from evil thoughts and evil tempers." This is the same idea as the Perseverance of the Saints under John Calvin. These two church fathers also believed that a "truly converted person" cannot lose their salvation by sinning, since it is inevitable that they will persevere in perfection… Salvation isn’t lost by sinning, but sinning progressively eliminated through true salvation.
In John 8:11, Jesus says "Go and sin no more"... but is that really possible?
