Click on the link to read, Don Thorsen, “Why Wesley, and Not Calvin”, from Catalyst Resources. Don Thorsen is the author of Calvin vs. Wesley: Bringing Belief in Line with Practice (Abingdon, 2013).
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Click on the link to read, Don Thorsen, “Why Wesley, and Not Calvin”, from Catalyst Resources. Don Thorsen is the author of Calvin vs. Wesley: Bringing Belief in Line with Practice (Abingdon, 2013).
Jacob Arminius (1559 – 1609) was a Dutch pastor and scholar who spent most of his career as a pastor in Amsterdam. He served as professor of theology at the University of Leiden for about…
When Jesus was asked what was God’s most important requirement of us, He said that it was to love God with one’s whole being. He added that loving other people in the same way as…
Please click on the link to view Ryan N. Danker, “Constrained to Deviate: John Wesley and the Evangelical Anglicans” (Th.D. dissertation; Boston University School of Theology, 2012). This is the author’s doctoral dissertation. And here is…
The film “Phineas Bresee: Pastor to the People highlights the life of the founder of the Church of the Nazarene and allows us to engage with the core principles that were part of the origins…
“Uncle Buddy” Robinson was a popular evangelist in the early Church of the Nazarene. He claimed to have preached 32,176 sermons and won 200,000 converts. His preaching style was known for it’s simplicity, yet is…
In the seventh chapter of Romans, St. Paul says, “I am carnal, sold under sin.” The apostle means to say that he was on the bottom and sin was on top; or in other words, the enemy…
“God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things” (Colossians 1:19-20, NIV). “Cur Deus homo?” was the great question that challenged the Church for centuries. “Why…
“Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers…
The 2017-2021 Manual of the Church of the Nazarene became effective 1 December 2017, marking the first time an electronic version of the Manual was considered the official version. A traditional, printed version is on track for publication by May as…
In our Facebook Outreach Group, The Society of Evangelical Arminians offers a forum for people to learn about the beliefs of Arminianism and SEA in particular. You can find that page here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/81731686472/ Recently we…
Wesley enlisted helpers for the Methodist movement. These were lay preachers who helped the movement grow. Here are his “Rules of an Assistant” that were to be followed by these lay preachers. What would happen…
John Wesley lived and died an Anglican priest. Being the founder of Wesleyanism, not only did he incorporate much of Arminius’ thoughts into Wesleyanism, he also incorporated a fair amount of Eastern Orthodoxy. Note these…
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Please click on the link to view Jake Raabe, “What John Wesley Would Say to Bernie Sanders and Diane Feinstein,” Christianity Today (Nov 2017). The post-Reformation theologian has suggestions for post-Christian America.
Q: I’ve read that John Wesley said that he was a “hair’s breadth” from Calvinism. What did Wesley mean by, and what was the context of, that statement? A: The phrase, “a hair’s breadth,” was…
Please click on the link to view Scott Kisker, “Methodism’s “Four Alls” of Salvation”.
The Protestant Reformation launched early in the 16th century, so how might an 18th century church leader named John Wesley fit into this picture? Watch this Seven Minute Seminary by Dr. Larry Wood to…
Please click on the link to view Christopher T. Bounds, “The Scope of The Atonement in the Early Church Fathers,” Wesleyan Theological Journal 47.2 (Fall 2012) 7-26. Here is the author’s conclusion: In conclusion, while Thomas Oden in…
Please click on the link to view Andrew C. Thompson, “Practical Divinity: John Wesley and the Power of Christian Doctrine.”