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Does anybody believe in entire sanctification for the believer?
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Although nowhere explicitly stated, I think Paul is the writer of the Hebrew letter. His knowledge of the angelic world and his deep insight and explanation of the life and position of the Lord Jesus Christ above the angels, points to that. (C1,2) Chapter 6 begins with the call, "Therefore.. let us go on unto perfection", after the foundation of Christ has been laid. The writer then indicates which parts are found in the foundation according to the "doctrine of Christ": 1. Of repentance from dead works. 2. Of faith toward God. 3. Of the doctrine of baptisms. 4. Of laying on of hands. 5. Of resurrection of the dead. 6. Of eternal judgment. Because the Foundation is divided into 6 subtopics here, I realize the great scope of this topic. Nevertheless, I want to offer the possibility to say something about some of these 6 points in any order, because they belong inseparably together and together form our foundation Jesus Christ. (1Cor.3:11) God bless you.
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Hi everyone! I have another question. Once we are in heaven will we still be sinners? Some Christians argue that only God is perfect, so yes, we will sin in heaven, for we are not, and never will be, God. Others argue that since it is the spirit that wrestles with the flesh (e.g. the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.) the flesh will be remade during the resurrection and the spirit will be joined to the flesh or something to that effect. Anyway, they argue that since all is remade and made new we will be perfect, or at least, we will never again sin against God or make mistakes, but rather we will be perfect as Christ is perfect. But if that were true, how did Lucifer, who was/is Spirit, rebel and sin against God? Presumably he too was perfect, until his fall from heaven, when he became lifted up in pride. If the angels are perfect and everyone in heaven is perfect, how did Satan sin against God? He was called the "son of the morning".