Abstract: This article explores how the Pietist impulse, in both its “churchly” and “radical” forms, profoundly shaped the theology and spirituality of John Wesley. Churchly Pietists such as the Moravians, as well as the radical…
Holiness
Mark K. Olson, “Suffering and Becoming Holy: Insights from John Wesley’s Pastoral Counsel”
Abstract: The problem of human suffering has conflicted many people. The eighteenth century was no different, for it was rife with suffering and death, with the average life span a short 37 years. John Wesley…
Mark K. Olson, “Opening Salvation’s Door: Acts 10:35 and John Wesley’s Inclusivism”
Abstract: This article explores John Wesley’s inclusivism regarding the future salvation of non-Christians, like Jews, Moslems, and other religious people. Reflecting on Acts 10:35, Wesley became convinced that the foundation for future salvation was not…
Roy Ingle, “True Conversions”
[This post is from 2008 and refers to some things going on back then. It also contains some potentially controversial comments, and it should be remembered that posts appearing on SEA’s do not necessarily represent…
Roy Ingle, “Suffering and the Sovereignty of God”
[This article has been edited and adapted for inclusion here. Here is a link to the original post and comments on Roy Ingle’s blog, Arminian Today. The story Roy shared in this post is from a…
Eric Landstrom, “Christian Discipleship and Sin”
Grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ (2 Pet 3:18). Consider your joy in salvation. Repeatedly well-meaning, well-intentioned disciples of our Lord Jesus Christ justify their poor, worldly,…
Mark K. Olson, “The Revival and Methodist Self-Understanding”
Abstract: This second installment [you can see the first one here] examines how early Methodists understood Methodism as an eschatological movement, called to help usher in the millennium through the proclamation of salvation and holiness.…
Richard Coords, “Holiness of God”
James 1:17 states: “Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.” One of the most fundamental…
A. W. Tozer, “Infinite Equity”
Please click on the link to view this devotional by A. W. Tozer: “Infinite Equity.”
Tom Kiser, “The Character of Pure Christianity” (Part 2)
This is the conclusion of an article begun in the last issue. It is an adaptation Tom Kiser made of John Wesley’s description of Christian perfection. By this fruit you will recognize him: he loves…
A.J. Smith, “Delivered From Doubt”
Aaron Jacob Smith (1887-1960) was brought up in a Christian home and professed to have been converted in 1907. Five years later he attended college at University Park, Iowa and professed to be sanctified. He…
Vic Reasoner, “Reformation and Revival”
We may pray until we are blue in the face that God will bless our activities and put his approval on our machinery, but God cannot bless what is out of conformity to His Word.…
Elmer Long, “How To Keep Filled”
Our Scripture lesson is found in Ephesians 5. I am reading only one sentence, but it goes through four verses. Beginning with 5:18, “And be ye not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be…
Elmer Long, “Pentecost”
In order to answer some charges that are leveled against us concerning the disciples and Pentecost, we herein give a brief account of our position, one we believe to be true to the Bible. It…
Michael Brown, “How Should We Respond to the Ravi Zacharias Scandal?”
In the aftermath of the shocking and tragic news about Ravi Zacharias’s private life, one of our ministry school grads, herself a longtime missionary with her husband, wrote to me, asking, “Would you consider writing…
Roy Ingle, “The Misuse of Romans 7”
One of the worst misuses of Scripture to justify sinful living comes from Romans 7. How often have I heard people trying to justify their struggle with a particular sin by appealing to Romans 7.…
Roy Ingle, “How Should Arminians & Calvinists Debate?”
There are those who believe that Christians (nor anyone else) should never debate one another. I once contacted a large church in my area about debating the pastoral staff on a Sunday night over doctrinal…
J. D. Walt, “Baby You Were Born to Run—Just Not Like You Thought”
Seedbed
This is taken from the devotional series at the Seedbed website. It is a very insightful look at Spirit-focused holiness rather than holiness that is focused on human ability. Baby You Were Born to Run—Just…
FWS Podcast: Holiness Teaching-Weaknesses and Corrections
If you cannot see the player above follow this link: Apple Podcasts or this link: Stitcher In this lecture Dr. John Oswalt presents some weaknesses in Holiness Teaching and suggests some ways the weaknesses could…
FWS Podcast: The Need for Holiness
These episodes are the two parts of a lecture by Dr. John Oswalt that he presented at the 2019 Fundamental Wesleyan Society Conference. The topic of the lecture is the need for Holiness. The audio…
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