trad.christian@ig
"In Eastern Orthodoxy,
the Great Schema (Greek: Megaloschema, Slavonic: Velykaya Skhima) is the highest and most austere monastic rank. It represents a life wholly dedicated to prayer, asceticism, and spiritual warfare. Monks or nuns who take the Great Schema renounce all worldly attachments and often live in deep seclusion or silence, wearing a distinct habit adorned with crosses and symbols of the Passion of Christ. This rank is not taken lightly-it is typically bestowed after many years of proven humility, obedience, and spiritual maturity. It is seen as a "second baptism," where the monk dies completely to the world and lives only for Christ.
Second Baptism corresponds to Wesley's
"Second work of Grace"
or
(Not being perfect,
but having been perfected in love, being
"as perfect"
as an individual is capable of.
"Perfection is a prominent doctrine within the Methodist tradition, in which it is referred to as Christian perfection, entire sanctification, holiness, baptism of the Holy Spirit, and the second work of grace."
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