In my prior article, “Provisionism: Forgetting What Shouldn’t Be Forgotten, [1] I sought to introduce an important theological course correction.” Writing from a classical Wesleyan-Arminian perspective, my goal was to reframe the debate away from…
In my prior article, “Provisionism: Forgetting What Shouldn’t Be Forgotten, [1] I sought to introduce an important theological course correction.” Writing from a classical Wesleyan-Arminian perspective, my goal was to reframe the debate away from…
Introduction: The Pneumatological Crisis of Provisionism To understand the mechanics of salvation, one must inevitably confront the state of the unbeliever prior to faith. Specifically, what is the precise nature of the Holy Spirit’s activity…
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…
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…
Abstract: This article outlines Wesley’s theology of the Holy Spirit. It is shown that Wesley’s pneumatology was trinitarian in structure and included soteriological, epistemological, and eschatological themes. These four emphases serve to structure this article.…