What Is Grace?
John Wesley, like all Protestants, believed we are saved by grace alone. But what is grace? The common definition in both standard English and theological
February 6, 2019
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John Wesley, like all Protestants, believed we are saved by grace alone. But what is grace? The common definition in both standard English and theological
United Methodists might be surprised to learn that our denomination has a constitutional mandate committing us to unity in the body of Christ “at all
The United Methodist Church (UMC) stands on the brink of formal division. Different groups within the church are at loggerheads over how we can best
Any notion of Christian perfection is quickly dismissed by most Protestants. The Wesleys are held in great regard, but heads shake over their teaching on
In a previous essay, I encouraged contemporary United Methodists to unashamedly use Wesley’s—and the Bible’s!—language of “heart religion.” There I showed how the current intellectual
Evangelism today is often described as done in obedience to the Great Commission of Matt 28:16–20. This passage is widely appealed to as our motivation
Evangelism in America has long been focused on eliciting an individual decision to accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. The decision one makes determines
“Salvation” is a word commonly used to refer to our eternal destiny. When some Christians ask, “Are you saved?” they usually mean: “Do you know
The term “evangelism” did not come into common use until the nineteenth century. But while Wesley and his Methodists did not use the term, they
When John Wesley penned “Predestination Calmly Considered,” he did not imagine that he was presenting the story of salvation in a renewed way. After all,