Olson. Mark K. - Society of Evangelical Arminians https://evangelicalarminians.org Not willing that any should perish Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:09:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://evangelicalarminians.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/footer-logo-60x60.png Olson. Mark K. - Society of Evangelical Arminians https://evangelicalarminians.org 32 32 224740200 Mark K. Olson, “Early Methodists on the New Birth: George Whitefield, John Wesley, & John Fletcher” https://evangelicalarminians.org/mark-k-olson-early-methodists-on-the-new-birth-george-whitefield-john-wesley-john-fletcher/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:09:23 +0000 https://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=30945 The Evangelical Revival broke out in the 1730s with the central message, “You must be born again” (Jn 3:7).  The two most famous evangelists of the new movement were George Whitefield (1714-1770) and John Wesley (1703-1791). They both…

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]]> 30945 Mark K. Olson, “The Wesleys’ Sacramental Theology” https://evangelicalarminians.org/mark-k-olson-the-wesleys-sacramental-theology/ Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:02:05 +0000 https://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=30905 It is fairly common knowledge that the Wesley brothers held high church views on the sacraments, inherited from their parents and nurtured by their Anglican education. Geordan Hammond correctly noted that the Wesleys led a…

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]]> 30905 Mark K. Olson on John Wesley’s Sermon, “Salvation by Faith” https://evangelicalarminians.org/mark-k-olson-on-john-wesleys-sermon-salvation-by-faith/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 13:09:52 +0000 https://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=29795 Albert Outler referred to this sermon as Wesley’s “evangelical manifesto.” Wesley always included it first in his publications of his sermons, and for good reason. Salvation by Faith enunciates in the clearest terms Wesley “new gospel” of…

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]]> 29795 Mark K. Olson, “John Wesley’s Death Mask” https://evangelicalarminians.org/mark-k-olson-john-wesleys-death-mask/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 15:16:34 +0000 https://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=28959 When John Wesley passed away on March 2, 1791, a death mask was made of his face. Death masks were prevalent before the age of photography. The masks were usually made of wax or plaster…

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]]> 28959 Mark K. Olson, “John Wesley on Life after Death” https://evangelicalarminians.org/mark-k-olson-john-wesley-on-life-after-death/ Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:10:22 +0000 https://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=28906 What happens after physical death and before the future resurrection — often called the intermediate state? Assuming conscious existence after death (the standard view throughout church history), where do the departed go? And, what do…

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]]> 28906 Mark K. Olson, “Is the ‘Servant’ Justified?” https://evangelicalarminians.org/mark-k-olson-is-the-servant-justified/ Tue, 02 Dec 2025 14:28:14 +0000 https://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=28884 [To view the footnotes on this page, scroll down to the bottom of the page. Clicking on the hyperlinked footnotes will take you off site to the notes in the original article location.] Introduction Over…

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]]> 28884 Mark K. Olson, “The Joy of Conversion” https://evangelicalarminians.org/mark-k-olson-the-joy-of-conversion/ Mon, 17 Nov 2025 14:26:13 +0000 https://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=28850 The Joy of Conversion New life in Christ is exciting and fulfilling. Below, there is a link to early testimonies of conversion gathered by Charles Wesley in the early 1740s. They are fascinating to read.…

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]]> 28850 Mark K. Olson on Wesleyans vs Calvinists: “The Minutes Controversy 1770-1777” https://evangelicalarminians.org/mark-k-olson-on-wesleyans-vs-calvinists-the-minutes-controversy-1770-1777/ Wed, 29 Oct 2025 13:30:08 +0000 https://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=28804 Historical Setting In 1739 theological differences over election and predestination became public between John and Charles Wesley and George Whitefield. It led to a sharp breach in 1741, though on a personal level the Wesleys…

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]]> 28804 Mark K. Olson, “John Wesley & The Imitation of Christ” https://evangelicalarminians.org/mark-k-olson-john-wesley-the-imitation-of-christ/ Wed, 24 Sep 2025 13:53:38 +0000 https://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=28718 Background The Imitation of Christ is one of the most influential writings on Christian devotion ever written. Both Catholics and Protestants have turned to the Imitation over the centuries for spiritual counsel and direction. Apart from the Bible, the Imitation has…

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]]> 28718 Mark K. Olson, “Luther & Wesley on The Theologia Germanica” https://evangelicalarminians.org/mark-k-olson-luther-wesley-on-the-theologia-germanica/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 11:00:19 +0000 https://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=28623 The Christian mystics were devotional writers of the Reformation and post-Reformation eras. They stressed union with God through inner purification and illumination. Many of them were Roman Catholic. Their influence was enormous among Catholics and…

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