1 Thessalonians - Entire Sanctification?

1 Thessalonians 5:23-24

[JustinBrooke]

Brother please take this with love as I only mean to help all of us grow. And I am still doing my own research so take this with a grain of salt. I believe you are right that we have grace and forgiveness. However, it’s pretty clear in the scriptures that there is also the possibility fully resist sin. Imagine standing before Jesus and trying to tell Him “sorry the sin in my heart is stronger than your healing etc.” Surely, you agree that God is more powerful than sin and has the ability to not only half clean a heart but fully clean our hearts. But also I believe that’s a choice we make. Just as it’s a choice for us to accept Jesus. If we wish to simply live in Grace and forgiveness with Jesus as our Savior, that’s obviously Biblical. But I believe it is also Biblical that we can choose (as in not being trapped in legalism rather a choice) to surrender completely to the Holy Spirit and attain entire sanctification/baptism by Holy Spirit/Christian perfection, etc. Which does not mean we will all have perfect vision, teeth, and no handicaps. Rather it means that we will fully be able to resist temptations to sin. Both in thought and physically. If you study Wesley a little more you will see he never meant ES would free us from all problems and temptation. We still live in a fallen world, but that we would have a new level of strength against it to stop us from sinning. Lest, we say to God “sorry your power is not great enough to wash me fully clean.” All of that said, it is hard! There is so much we have to face internally. Deep dark secrets, desires, and guilts. But GREATER IS HE THAT IS IN ME THAN WHO IS IN THIS WORLD! Love you brother. 🙏❤️