Salvation

In discussions about predestination, it is often wrongly assumed that the issue is about free will and a person's ability to choose God. On the contrary, what John Wesley understood was that the central issue is the character of God. Read this post from Howard Snyder on why love should be at the forefront of this theological discussion.

Practical Divinity continues this week with a primer on John Wesley's view of sanctification as a privilege of all who believe. Included you'll find references to his works with links to recommended sermons for further reading.

History is marked by much unwarranted polemicism in the church. In this article, Dr. Ken Werlein calls on the church to exercise theological humility and charity in working alongside one another for the gospel.

Caleb Friedeman’s recent post titled “Eight Things Wesleyans Could Learn from Neo-Calvinists” seemed to be right and true. It got me thinking, however, about...

That postmodernity is a hazy concept, ill-defined and worse-employed, is by now a sad truism, only worsened by its many variants and broad influence...

A common criticism of Wesley’s theology, especially from those of a more Calvinist inclination, is that it grounds salvation not on grace but human...

http://youtu.be/RbKtXvGCYyo Dr. Charles Gutenson here outlines John Wesley's order of salvation—that work of God which begins with prevenient grace and ends with glorifying grace. View our...

http://youtu.be/Qq-IfhdXDzg Dr. Richard Bauckham and Dr. Ben Witherington III discuss Jesus' divinity and how monotheism was conceived in the New Testament.

http://youtu.be/nG-AUaFgFbM Dr. Chuck Gutenson on Prevenient Grace and its place in the Order of Salvation as understood by John Wesley. View our growing playlist of Seven...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0S2s6JH_tkY&feature=share&list=PLIcLs-D03SrW1g3veVMfZJMMZOFIthp_M Dr. Charles Gutenson here discusses what happens as the Holy Spirit convicts a person of their need for salvation. View our growing playlist of Seven...