Grace & the Unevangelized
While Wesleyan theology does not teach or imply Universal Salvation it does teach Universal Grace. The scope of grace is seen as being wider than it might be from some other points of view. Read More...Wesley: Offering Salvation to Every Creature
Coming Home
For a long time, I felt like I was kind of a nomad. I am still reminded of the fact every time someone asks me "Where are you from?" It’s not supposed to be a difficult question.Read More...
More Notes on Colossians 1:21-23.
Nice little sermon outline from yesterday’s post, huh? Yes, but it’s missing something. At the time, I was very consciously leaving out point #5: The Means of Reconciliation. Read More...Notes on Colossians 1:21-23.
The apostle Paul has been emphasizing the greatness of Christ. The verses just before this speak of Christ as the Head of the Church. Paul now personalizes the message: reminding his readers of the way Christ has changed their lives: reconciling them to God. Read More...Notes on Colossians 1:13, 14
The apostle’s prayer is followed by a statement about the Gospel’s effect on his readers’ lives. Read More...Wesley: The New Birth
”It is that great change which God works in the soul when he brings it into life….” Read More...Wesley: The Nature of Christian Salvation
”Salvation begins with what is usually termed (and very properly) preventing grace; including the first wish to please God….” Read More...Lindström: Faith & Final Salvation
“Thus the condition necessary to final salvation coincides fairly closely with that necessary to the maintenance of the Christian life in general. In both cases it is a matter of the faith active in love.” Read More...Some Things That Methodism Stands For
Here's a great old article about Methodism and what the Methodist churches teach — and seek to live. The author summarizes the things that have made Methodism a distinctive movement within Christianity. Read More...
A brief quote from John Wesley. 

