From the introduction:
Dr. Hills is conceded to be in the very foremost rank of theologians in the holiness movement. This short treatise is as fine a piece of work as Dr. Hills ever has done and we feel that it should be given a wide circulation.
The doctrine of entire sanctification as set forth in the New Testament, and as advocated by the Wesleyan movement, has been the subject of much misunderstanding and prejudice. But could it be proved that sin must remain in the heart of a believer during the course of his natural life, even the most serious objection that could be raised against it would be that those who advocate it maintain too high an estimate of the redemptive power of the blood of Christ and too exalted an ideal of Christianity.
But the author reviews the entire sin question in the light of the fullness of the New Testament dispensation and shows conclusively from the scriptures that the atoning work of Jesus Christ must forever have as its objective, the deliverance from all sin and the infilling and indwelling of the Holy Spirit as an abiding Comforter.
The Table of Contents are as follows:
Chapter 1: SANCTIFICATION THE ESTABLISHING GRACE
Chapter 2: CHRIST VERSUS ADAM; OR, THE "MUCH MORE" SALVATION
Chapter 3: SHALL WE LIVE ANY LONGER IN THE SIN?
Chapter 4: THE WRETCHED MAN AND THE WARRING LAW
Chapter 5: DELIVERANCE BY CHRIST
Chapter 6: DEATH, OR GLORY
Chapter 7: HOLY AND ACCEPTABLE TO GOD
Chapter 8: "SANCTIFIED BY THE HOLY GHOST"
About the author:
Aaron Merritt Hills (1848-1935) was an American Methodist. Raised in a Christian home, he was saved at a revival meeting at the age of eleven. After high school, he attended Oberlin College, where he became acquainted with Charles Finney.
After college, he pastored two churches over the course of sixteen years, and then entered into evangelistic work. At some point in his life, he found that he lined up more closely with the Nazarene church, and so threw his lot in with them. After a successful career (if it may be called thus) as an evangelist, he accepted the position of president at Texas Holiness University (now Peniel College).
Throughout his life, Hills wrote many great books, and contributed much to the Kingdom of God. His legacy has long survived him, and doubtless he will be remembered for generations to come.
