Finished Work
Pentecostal doctrine that locates sanctification at conversion / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Finished Work is a doctrine associated with Pentecostals of the Finished Work Pentecostal tradition,[1] that locates sanctification at the time of conversion; afterward the converted Christian progressively grows in grace. This is contrary to the Wesleyan doctrine of entire sanctification (or Christian perfection) that locates complete sanctification in a definite second work of grace which Holiness Pentecostals teach is a necessary prerequisite to receive the baptism in the Holy Spirit.[2][1] Finished Work Pentecostals are generally known to have retained the doctrine of progressive sanctification from their earlier Reformed roots,[3] while Holiness Pentecostals retained their doctrine of entire sanctification from their earlier Wesleyan roots. The term finished work arises from the aphorism "It's a Finished Work at Calvary", referring to both salvation and sanctification. Though the term is used within Pentecostal Christianity, it is not exclusively a Pentecostal doctrine.
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The doctrine arose as one of the "new issues" in the early Pentecostal revivals in the United States. The dispute surrounding it was called the Finished Work Controversy which split the Pentecostal movement into Wesleyan and non-Wesleyan doctrinal orientations, known respectively as Holiness Pentecostals and Finished Work Pentecostals.[4][5][6]