Acquiesce to Righteousness

Holy Spirit uses churches to gather Christians together for the teaching and preaching
of the Word of God.
Sanctification is the Holy Spirit's work of making us holy. When the Holy Spirit creates
faith in us, he renews in us the image of God so that through his power we produce
good works. These good works are not meritorious but show the faith in our hearts
(Ephesians 2:8-10, James 2:18). Sanctification flows from justification. It is an on-going
process which will not be complete or reach perfection in this life.
Pietistic Lutheranism heavily emphasizes the "biblical divine commands of believers to
live a holy life and to strive for holy living, or sanctification."
Methodist
In Wesleyan-Arminian theology, which is upheld by the Methodist Church as well as by
Holiness Churches, "sanctification, the beginning of holiness, begins at the new birth".
With the Grace of God, Methodists "do works of piety and mercy, and these works
reflect the power of sanctification". Examples of these means of grace (works of piety
and works of mercy) that aid with sanctification include frequent reception of the
sacrament of Holy Communion (work of piety), and visiting the sick and those in prison
(work of mercy). Wesleyan covenant theology also emphasizes that an important aspect
of sanctification is the keeping of the moral law contained in the Ten Commandments.
As such, in "sanctification one grows to be more like Christ." This process of
sanctification that begins at the new birth (first work of grace) has its goal as Christian
perfection, also known as entire sanctification (second work of grace), which John
Wesley, the progenitor of the Methodist faith, described as a heart "habitually filled with
the love of God and neighbor" and as "having the mind of Christ and walking as he
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