The Holiness Church - An Introduction
The Holiness
churches were founded in Pilot Point, Texas, in 1908, by the
merger of two small regional Holiness Associations. Often referred to
as the Nazarenes, they are spread out across North America and several
foreign countries.
The commonality of all Holiness denominations is the strong emphasis on sanctification,
which holds that the Holy Spirit can purify the hearts and motives of
truly consecrated Christians, that they
are freed from their natural human tendency to sin and are rendered capable
of perfect holiness in this earthly life. Nazarenes are typically quite
austere and place a great deal of emphasis on evangelism.
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