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…
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Mark K. Olson, “John Wesley as Spiritual Father, Part Two”
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…
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…
Video: Arminian Denominations & Arminius’ Lutheran & Anabaptist Influences: “Who Are the Arminians?” Part 1
This video can be found on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/gjd-7Ea6E54?si=BglDXmBFTZVf From the video description: This series will walk though Arminian history, beginning with Arminius and moving to Arminian denominations today. Part 1 begins with Arminius’ influences…
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…
Roy Ingle, “What If Arminius Had Lived?”
Jacobus Arminius died on October 19, 1609. The infamous Synod of Dort convened in 1618-1619, a full nine years after the death of Arminius. The Articles of the Remonstrants were written in 1610 and debated…
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…
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…
John Wesley, “Serious Thoughts Upon the Perseverance of the Saints”
Please click the link to view John Wesley, “Serious Thoughts Upon the Perseverance of the Saints.” Please be aware that this work was written in an older English style in which the letter “s” often looks…
Roy Ingle, “Must Reads For Arminians”
[This post is from 2008, and so Ingle might provide a different list if he were to write this today. But this list still seems worthy of considering. Updating editorial comments have been provided in…
The Wesleyan Heritage Collection
Currently downloadable at Archive.org is the contents of a CD full of original and hard to find Wesleyan texts, not least the works of Wesley himself, that can be accessed at this link. Here is…
Irv Brendlinger, “John Wesley and Slavery: Myth and Reality”
Please click on the link to view . Irv Brendlinger, “John Wesley and Slavery: Myth and Reality” (2006). Faculty Publications – College of Christian Studies. Paper 116 (2006) http://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/ccs/116.
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…
Richard Ellis, “Father’s Day: The Influence of Aemilius, Snellius, and Bertius the Elder”
As Father’s Day draws near, I wanted to take a few moments to reflect on the men who played a pivotal role in shaping Arminius’s early life. While some may be aware of the tragic…
Roy Ingle, “The Pre-Conversion, Enabling Grace of God: Arminius’ View”
Arminianism is a system of grace. Often Calvinist theologians term their theology as “the doctrines of grace” in comparison say, to Arminianism, which they deem as doctrines of works. But in reality Arminianism strongly believes in grace,…
Mark A. Ellis, Simon Episcopius’ Doctrine of Original Sin
Please click on the link to view Mark Ellis, Simon Episcopius’ Doctrine of Original Sin (New York: Peter Lang, 2006). Author’s abstract: Simon Episcopius (1583-1643), who began his theological career as the protégé of Jacobus…
Richard Ellis, Correcting Protestant Reformed Theological Seminary on Arminius
In a previous post I critiqued a video made by Ligonier. In this article I wish to give you my notes on a different video posted by PRC Theological Seminary called “Who was Jacob Arminius.”…
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…
Richard Ellis, Correcting Ligonier on Arminius
Four years ago, Ligonier Ministries uploaded a 1-minute-28-second video to YouTube called “Professor Jacobus Arminius.” Go ahead and watch it but be warned: for how short the clip is, the content is quite bad…
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