The school of evangelical thought developed by John Wesley which is characterized by the following concepts: the Christian should be sanctified by a filling of the Holy Spirit after being born again; a Christian who is sanctified is better equipped to resist Satan's temptations to sin; if a born-again believer returns to a life of sin (backslides), that person will go to Hell if death or the rapture comes before repentance. Major denominations: Church of the Nazarene, Wesleyan Church. Persons who follow the Wesleyan doctrine are also known as Arminians.