Episode 53: The Dangers of Perfectionism (Part 1)
Remonstrance
English - December 11, 2018 05:00 - 33 minutes - 45.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 77 ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality Society & Culture arminianism christian methodism oden soteriology theology wesley wesleyan arminiantheology arminius Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode we will be discussing the dangers of "Perfectionism" and show how it is different from Wesley's teachings on "Christian Perfection." There are five major dangers of Perfectionism:
It creates two “classes” of Christians It leads people to think they no longer need a Savior It leads to pride and superiority It puts an emphasis on works It leads to spiritual elitismWe will discuss how trying to teach "Christian Perfection" is like trying to defuse a bomb. We need to be careful and study to show ourselves approved. We then look at what Wesley taught about "Christian Perfection" and illustrate that it was both different from "Perfectionism" and serves as a corrective to it.