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Guide to Christian
Perfection
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Guide to Christian Perfection,
by Charles Fitch
Is complete sanctification necessary in this life?
Is it even possible? What does the Bible say regarding these
issues? These questions and more are answered in this book.
Charles Fitch (1805-1844) After studying at Brown
University in Rhode Island, Charles Fitch began his ministry in
the Congregational Church at Abington, Connecticut. In March of 1838
Fitch wrote William Miller stating that he had read Miller's Lectures
and did not doubt the correctness of his views. For approximately three
and a half years, he held back from preaching the Millerite message.
Eventually, because he preached the doctrine of "holiness" and was
exhorted not to do so, Fitch felt it necessary to separate from the
established church. This separation caused him to be less influenced by
the fear of man regarding the Millerite understanding of the advent.
Josiah Litch visited Fitch and told him he needed the doctrine of the
second advent to add to his doctrine of holiness. Litch left him more
literature to study and requested he correspond as to the result of his
study. This study led to his accepting the advent doctrine. Thereafter,
Fitch traveled tirelessly, throwing himself unreservedly into
proclaiming the need of preparation for the Second Coming of Christ. He
moved his family to Cleveland, Ohio and held meetings and baptisms all
over Ohio. In 1842, feeling the need of an accurate chart, Fitch and
Apollos Hale prepared the famous chart illustrating the fulfillment of
the last-time prophecies of Daniel. This was used extensively by the
Millerites. Fitch himself used this chart and also other visual aids
including a replica of the Daniel 2 statue that could be separated into
its various parts. Charles Fitch became seriously ill, probably with
pneumonia, in the month of October, 1844. He had chilled while baptizing
converts. He died on Monday, October 14th, in full faith that he should
awake in a few days in the likeness of his Redeemer. (Vol. 2, No. 3 of
"Lest We Forget" features Charles Fitch.)
Ellen White in describing a vision of
heaven says of Charles Fitch: "We all went under the tree and sat down
to look at the glory of the place, when Brethren Fitch and
Stockman, who had preached the gospel of the kingdom, and whom God had
laid in the grave to save them, came up to us and asked us what we had
passed through while they were sleeping. We tried to call up our
greatest trials, but they looked so small compared with the far more
exceeding and eternal weight of glory that surrounded us that we could
not speak them out, and we all cried out, "Alleluia, heaven is cheap
enough!" and we touched our glorious harps and made heaven's arches
ring. {EW 17.2}
Contents:
Views of Sanctification
Preface Listen
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Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Letter to the Presbytery
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
A Letter to Josiah Litch
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