Introduction: in this two-part study we are looking at Wesley’s spiritual counsel to seekers of heart holiness. In Part One we examine Wesley’s understanding of two works of grace, the first wilderness state, attaining perfect…
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Mark K. Olson: Famous Sermons of John Wesley 5: The Spirit of Bondage and of Adoption
It is estimated that John Wesley traveled around 250,000 miles and preached over 40,000 sermons in a span of 66 years. This series by Mark K. Olson, taken from his website Wesleyscholar.com, includes summaries and links…
Mark K. Olson: Famous Sermons of John Wesley 4: On Working Out Our Own Salvation
It is estimated that John Wesley traveled around 250,000 miles and preached over 40,000 sermons in a span of 66 years. This series by Mark K. Olson, taken from his website Wesleyscholar.com, includes summaries and links…
Mark K. Olson: Famous Sermons of John Wesley 3: Free Grace
It is estimated that John Wesley traveled around 250,000 miles and preached over 40,000 sermons in a span of 66 years. This series by Mark K. Olson, taken from his website Wesleyscholar.com, includes summaries and links…
Mark K. Olson: Famous Sermons of John Wesley 2: The Means of Grace
It is estimated that John Wesley traveled around 250,000 miles and preached over 40,000 sermons in a span of 66 years. This series by Mark K. Olson, taken from his website Wesleyscholar.com, includes summaries and links…
Mark K. Olson: Famous Sermons of John Wesley 1: The Witness of the Spirit
It is estimated that John Wesley traveled around 250,000 miles and preached over 40,000 sermons in a span of 66 years. This series by Mark K. Olson, taken from his website Wesleyscholar.com, includes summaries and…
Mark K. Olson, “John Wesley as Spiritual Father, Part One”
[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.] This is…
Video: Spotlight TV Interview with Mark K. Olson on His Book John Wesley’s Doctrine of Justification
From Mark Olson: In this informative interview Logan [Crawford] and I discuss my new book John Wesley’s Doctrine of Justification (Abingdon Press, 2023). We talk about Wesley’s life and several aspects of Wesley’s teachings on justification,…
Mark K. Olson, “George Whitefield’s Doctrine of Conversion, 1735-1740”
By Mark K. Olson. This article was a paper presented at the George Whitefield 300 Conference, Pembroke College, Oxford, in 2014. [To view the footnotes on this page, scroll down to the bottom of the…
Podcast: John Wesley and Aldersgate – What Happened?
Please click on the link to access the Andy Miller III Podcast “More To The Story” with Mark Olson on John Wesley and Aldersgate. Podcast episode description: May 24, 1738, is a sacred day in…
Mark K. Olson, “Clement of Alexandria: An Early Church Wesleyan?”
[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 When…
Mark K. Olson, “Strange Bedfellows: A Reappraisal of Mildred Wynkoop’s ‘A Theology of Love'”
[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 Mildred…
Mark K. Olson, “Early Methodist Christology”
This article is an extract of my chapter “Early Methodist Christology After the Wesleys” in Methodist Christology: From the Wesleys to the Twenty-First Century, eds. Jason E. Vickers and Jerome Van Kuiken. Foundary Books, 2020. [To…
Mark K. Olson, “The New Birth in the Early Wesley”
[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 Studies…
Mark K. Olson, “John Wesley on Sin and Holiness”
Cowman Lectures, 2021. Seoul Theological University. [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…
Mark K. Olson, “Luther & Wesley on Justification by Faith Alone”
Abstract: When John Wesley became an evangelical Christian in 1738, his new understanding of justification by faith alone was directly influenced by Martin Luther, passed down to him through the Moravians. This article explores the…
Mark K. Olson, “The Doctrine of Justification in the Early Wesley”
Cowman Lecture, 2021 Seoul Theological University, South Korea Abstract: The doctrine of justification is usually associated with John Wesley after his evangelical conversion in 1738. Few people know what Wesley believed about justification before that…
Mark K. Olson, “John Wesley’s Doctrine of the Baptism with the Holy Spirit: An Exegetical Study – Part Two”
Abstract: After looking at Wesley’s Journal, sermons, and NT commentary in Part One to discern his views on Spirit baptism. In Part Two, we survey Spirit baptism as the standard of spirituality and move on…
Mark K. Olson, “John Wesley’s Doctrine of the Baptism with the Holy Spirit: An Exegetical Study – Part One”
Abstract: In this two-part study John Wesley’s understanding of the baptism with the Holy Spirit is examined in detail. The phrase has been linked to a second, post-justification blessing in Holiness and Pentecostal theology. The…
Mark K. Olson, “From the Beginning to the End: John Wesley’s Doctrine of Creation”
Abstract: John Wesley is widely recognized for his contributions to the subject of soteriology (doctrine of salvation). Yet, his doctrine of creation serves as a backdrop and context for his teachings on salvation, sanctification, and…
