Second work of grace

According to certain Christian traditions, the second work of grace (also known as the second blessing) is a transforming interaction with God that may occur in the life of an individual Christian. The defining characteristics of the second work of grace are that it is separate from and subsequent to the New Birth (the first work of grace), and that it makes a believer perfect in love through the eradication of original sin. In the Methodist, the Quaker and the Holiness Pentecostal traditions of Christianity, the second work of grace is traditionally taught to be Christian perfection (entire sanctification). In Methodist theology, the second work of grace—entire sanctification—is identified with baptism with the Holy Spirit.

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