State (theology) | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-03

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State (theology)


00:00:56 1 Stages of Christian perfection
00:01:46 1.1 The purgative way
00:03:53 1.2 The illuminative way
00:07:36 1.3 The unitive way
00:11:54 2 States of consolation and desolation
00:12:15 2.1 Consolation
00:14:44 2.2 Desolation
00:17:08 3 Directions
00:22:32 4 See also



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In Christianity, the term state is used in various senses by theologians and spiritual writers.The word is used in the classification of the degrees or stages of Christian perfection, or the advancement of souls in the supernatural life of grace during their sojourn in the world. This has reference to the practice of all the virtues, both theological virtues and moral virtues, and to all their acts both external and internal. It includes two elements, namely a believer's own efforts and the grace of God assisting the believer.This article takes up the latter of the senses described in the above paragraph, according to the various classes of souls who aspire to perfection in this life. The Catholic Church Fathers and theologians distinguish three stages or states of perfection. These are the state of beginners, state of the progressing, and state of the perfect. These states are also designated "ways" because they are the ways in which God guides souls to Himself.