The Order of Salvation
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 growing playlist of Seven Minute Seminary here.
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 growing playlist of Seven Minute Seminary here.
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 the abundance of distinctive Wesleyan doctrinal tenants that we hold either
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 over multiple areas of contemporary life and thought. It must be
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.
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 Divnity | Can a person know they’re saved? John Wesley certainly thought so. He believed assurance was a common privilege of the children of God. Read this introduction to Wesley’s docrine of assurance with 3 ways in which it makes a difference.
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.
The grace that “goes before” is a doctrine worth knowing. This primer briefly introduces the reach and scope of prevenient grace as understood by John Wesley. Explore some biblical references that serve as a foundation for this important doctrine.
From the Seedbed vault circa 2007.
Renowned Author and speaker N.T. Wright sits down with J.D. Walt, Maxie Dunnam and Ben Witherington III to talk about his view on justification and salvation. In part two of this four part series, Wright explains how many people have misread Paul’s letters in light of justification and salvation.
In case you missed it here’s part one where Wright talks about Athiesm.