series of steps) a person may attain a state either of sinless perfection or near perfection (at the very least, a “higher life” than the rest of us peons in the church experience). According to this quietistic doctrine,1 the “cloud nine” experience may be attained by “yielding,” or “letting go and letting God,” or something equivalent. The truth of the matter is that sanctification is progressive, not instantaneous. One must gradually grow in [or by] grace (2 Peter 3:18). Growth is never instantaneous.