is holy," both in heart and "in all manner of his heart" and serveth Him with "all his strength."". He has patience, has love for his neighbor, and keeps away pride and enthusiasm. They don't think that every voice, dream, impression, vision, or revelation is of God. "Believe not in every spirit, but try the spirits whether they be of God." (Wesley 88) They should love God with all of their mind, soul, and strength. They are modest and not boastful. They should have humility and patience. Humility shows a increase of God in someone's life. Patience shows that God is at work in their life and they are allowing God to have his way in their life, for God's love is patient.Some people ask "How do we know that if there are any perfect Christians and how do we really know?". First you must allow that person to claim themselves as having obtained it. I can't say from experience that I know exactly what will happen to make a person be able to say this. I would think that the Holy Spirit would bear witness with your spirit just as He did with salvation. Wesley told the people that if he had thought that no one had obtained it that he would stop preaching it. I don't believe a person that believes he has obtained it would exactly go around telling and preaching it to everyone that they are now perfect and that they are perfect as God our Father in heaven is perfect. I don't believe that a person is at all sinless, but I don't object to the idea that someone may become sinless. I don't know exactly when that would happen but I don't object to it. I believe that if we do ever achieve it, it is in an older age to where we have had time to allow sanctification to work within us and allow God time to show us all of the things in our life that is displeasing to Him. Scripture has a lot to say about living a perfect, Christ-like, life. Wesley uses a lot of scripture to back up what he says about perfection. Matthew 5:48 says, "Be ye ...
