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This used to be a major emphasis in the COG and most Pentecostal denominations that came from a Holiness background. How many of you believe you have to have an extra one-time sanctification experience after salvation before you can get baptized with the Holy Spirit? Where does the Bible teach this? Can anyone point me to a verse

While that may have been a true characterization of the way some taught sanctification, it is most definitely not how Wesley himself or even most modern Wesleyans would describe it. 1 Thess 5:23-24is one of the strongest supporting texts for the Wesleyan doctrine of entire sanctification attainable in this life, not as a way of removing one's ability to sin (aka freewill), but of the Lord's faithfulness to make the believer entirely holy and preserved blameless unto the coming of the Lord.

Quiet Wyatt, do you take that verse to mean that sanctification is a one-time experience subsequent to salvation? That was the area of disagreement early in the Pentecostal movement

Like I said, the one-time experience idea was a caricature of the true Wesleyan doctrine. I personally am kind of ambivalent about the Wesleyan view, but I honestly do see where verses like 1 Thess 5:23-24

I was raised 4th gen COG, but I've always leaned toward the AG on this topic. I like to think of sanctification as front-sliding, you know, the opposite of backsliding.

My own views cannot be strictly classified as Wesleyan, though I do have tremendous respect for Wesley and Wesleyanism. It has been rightly said that had there been no Wesleyanism, there would have been no modern-day Pentecostalism. In any case, whether one agrees or disagrees with Wesley's ideas (I differ on several points with Wesley actually), his A Plain Account of Christian Perfection is indispensable for anyone wanting to understand what he actually taught regarding sanctification: http://wesley.nnu.edu/john-wesley/a-plain-account-of-christian-perfection/Another excellent book that gives a good basic introductory survey of Wesley and the profound impact his life and ministry continues to have down to the present is

A good, brief article on Wesley's key concept of sanctification: http://www.ministrymatters.com/all/entry/6401/the-wesleys-holiness-and-life-in-the-spirit

Amen, Amen and amen.When filling our my ministerial report I always counted those saved in the sanctified slot.Sanctified means set apart. When I got saved I was set apart. If any man be in Christ he is a new Creature (creation) Recorded Sermons @ www.pastorwiley.com

Which term would best describe sanctification:1. Initial sanctification2. Second blessing, or crisis experience3. Positional sanctification4. Progressive sanctification5. Practical sanctificationor6. All of the abov