Divine Lexicon

Term

two-class Christianity

A view of the church that divides believers into two categories, such as ordinary versus Spirit-filled or those with a "second blessing."

Filed underEcclesiologyPneumatology

Definition

A view of the church that divides it into two categories of believers, such as ordinary Christians and Spirit-filled Christians, or those who have experienced a second blessing and those who have not.

Sources

  1. 1.Wayne A. Grudem Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020). 39B.2Original citation: Grudem, Wayne A. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020, 39B.2.

Last revised August 14, 2026