By Edith L. Blumhofer
Hardcover: 464 pages
Publisher: Gospel Pub condo; First version version (May 1989)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0882434578
ISBN-13: 978-0882434575
Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.7 x 1.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.6 kilos
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The secret was simple: Let in the Overcomer, and He will conquer thee. Thy broken spirit taken in sweet captivity Shall glory in His triumph, and share His victory. Such prospects appealed to a diverse group. Keswick partic ipants did not attempt to agree on eschatology or divine heal ing. They represented a concern in British evangelicalism for the realization of a walk in the Spirit, or of an overcoming life. It is difficult to describe fully the spirituality that Keswick advocated. Like other mediating movements, it attracted peo ple who individualized its teaching.
Like other contemporary healing teachers, she taught that all who had sufficient faith would be healed. If sick persons were not healed, Reetcra tioniam, Premilleni ism, Healing 36 the fault waa their own. Her meetings were also known for the trances that became common occurrences: People would fall to the floor, apparently unconscious, only to testify later to pro found spiritual experiences while in that state. As her reputation spread, Woodworth-Etter received invi tations from around the country.
13 “In the condition of entire sanctification,” Home further noted, “we are enabled to devote our energies successfully to the great work o f. . ”13 In contrast, a “state of partial sanctification” was said to “chain down” the believer’s attention to his own spiritual struggles in a way that hindered usefulness in the church or society. ” As one holiness songwriter expressed it: Do you want the “fire of God” to fill your soul, Bum up all the dross, and sanctify the whole? 18 Increasingly through the nineteenth century, people who pursued sanctification described a facet of the experience that underscored the power of the Holy Spirit.