perfection
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perfection. The primary meaning of the term is completeness and in an absolute sense it may be attributed only to God. In the NT, however, perfection is frequently enjoined on the Christian; according to Mt. 5: 48 the perfection required of man is related to that of God (‘Be ye therefore perfect, even as your heavenly Father is perfect’). From early times martyrdom was described as perfection (or fulfilment) and the term was soon applied also to the state of virginity. From the 4th cent.
monasticism came to be regarded as the way of perfection
par excellence, and a double standard of perfection developed: ‘Religious Perfection’, involving the practice of the so-called ‘
Counsels of Perfection’, was distinguished from ‘Christian Perfection’ made possible by Baptism.
The idea of perfection has played a central part among the
Methodists. They regard entrance on the way of perfection as an instantaneous experience, which takes place some time after conversion, and convinces those who receive it that sin is rooted out in them.
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