Who stated that in the moment of justification or conversion our sanctification begins?

• A. John Wesley
• B. Charles Wesley
• C. Martin Luther
• D. Augustine

Answer: (A)

The idea being tested is that sanctification begins at the moment of justification or conversion. John Wesley taught that when a person is justified by faith, the Holy Spirit begins the work of sanctification right away. In Wesleyan theology, justification declares us righteous by faith, and that moment also marks the start of growing in grace and holiness—a lifelong process that continues after conversion and can culminate later in a deeper, fuller sanctification.

This view fits Wesley’s emphasis on grace operating from the very first moment of faith, whereas Luther focused on justification by faith itself in a forensic sense and didn’t foreground an instantaneous begins-to-sanctify at conversion in the same way. Augustine’s framework centers on grace and transformation but from a different doctrinal tradition. So the statement aligns most closely with John Wesley's teaching.