When Christians gather in small groups together, we usually greet one another with the colloquial “How are you doing?” This question can also be used to describe what happens thereafter. Many small groups that focus…
Wesleyanism
Randy L. Maddox, “Theology of John and Charles Wesley”
Please click on the link to view Randy L. Maddox, “Theology of John and Charles Wesley,” in T&T Clark Companion to Methodism, 20–35. Edited by Charles Yrigoyen, Jr. New York: T&T Clark, 2010.
Wesley’s Creedal Faith
Wesley once stated that early on the Oxford Methodists were tenaciously orthodox, “firmly believing not only the three creeds, but whatsoever they judged to be the doctrine of the Church of England, as contained in…
Wesley’s 22 questions
These are 22 questions the members of John Wesley’s Holy Club asked themselves every day in their private devotions over 200 years ago. Interesting how they are still relevant today. 1. Am I consciously or…
Gospel Coalition Interview of Arminian Scholar Matt Pinson: “Meet a Reformed Arminian”
Jeff Robinson, a senior editor for The Gospel Coalition, interviewed Arminian scholar Matt Pinson on Robinson’s Gospel Coalition blog. Please click on the link to view the interview: “Meet a Reformed Arminian”.
Vic Reasoner, “An Arminian Covenant Theology”
Too many Arminians have pushed their tray through the theological cafeteria, accepting a helping of whatever sounded good. Before we accept all the popular theology of the celebrity teachers, we had better determine upon what…
THIRTY QUESTIONS: A Short Catechism on the Christian Faith
From Seedbed: The word “catechism” comes from an ancient Greek word, and it means literally, “to echo.” Though catechism is an old word, we believe it’s time to reclaim it with renewed meaning. The work…
David L. Hatton, “Saving God from Philosophical Determinism”
In Bible College, I took a philosophy course where a heated discussion erupted about the conflict between a Calvinistic view of predestination and the philosophical position of free will. I believe my professor, a Calvinist,…
Matt O’Reilly, “Common Grace vs. Prevenient Grace: What’s the Difference?”
The question was put to me over lunch earlier this week and not for the first time. So I thought it worthwhile to post here a few reflections on the difference between the Reformed doctrine…
Mildred Bangs Wynkoop, *A Theology of Love: The Dynamic of Wesleyanism*
Please click on the link to view Mildred Bangs Wynkoop, A Theology of Love: The Dynamic of Wesleyanism (Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press, 1972). A modern classic of Arminian theology.
John Wesley’s Explanatory Notes on Romans 9
The Book of Romans Chapter 9Chapter Overview: In this chapter St. Paul, after strongly declaring his love and esteem for them, sets himself to answer the grand objection of his countrymen; namely, that the rejection…
James Pedlar, “John Wesley on Predestination”
All his life, John Wesley stood within the tradition of English Arminianism, but from the early days of the Methodist revival, his position on predestination became a particularly important and divisive issue. Of course, his…
Matt O’Reilly, Entire Sanctification in the Early Church
[Please note that SEA does not necessarily endorse Wesley’s doctrine of Entire Sanctification, but it is a position that SEA members can hold.] I’ve often heard that John Wesley’s emphasis on Entire Sanctification (or Christian Perfection)…
Assessing John Hendryx on Prevenient Grace
Monergism.com hosts articles by various Calvinists, some of which present arguments against Arminianism based on a Calvinistic hermeneutic, and others of which are a pure misrepresentation of Arminian doctrine. Having read “A Short Response to…
Charles Edward White, “’Ye Need Not One Be Left Behind/For God Hath Bidden All Mankind’: Charles Wesley’s Response to the Doctrine of Limited Atonement”
Please click on the link to view Charles Edward White, “’Ye Need Not One Be Left Behind/For God Hath Bidden All Mankind’: Charles Wesley’s Response to the Doctrine of Limited Atonement.”
Thomas C. Thornton, Theological Colloquies, or A Compendium of Christian Divinity
Please click on the link to view Thomas C. Thornton, Theological Colloquies, or A Compendium of Christian Divinity. This is basically a systematic theology from 1837 by Methodist scholar Thomas C. Thornton coming in at…
It’s Seedbed’s Birthday, So their Ebooks Are Free Today!
From Seedbed, a website that seeks to be a gathering ground for the Wesleyan movement of the 21st century: Happy Birthday to us! Not only is January 6th the Day of Epiphany, but it also marks…
How John Wesley Spent the New Year in 1785
From the Journal of John Wesley: Saturday January 1, 1785. — Whether this be the last or no, may it be the best year of my life! Sunday, January 2, 1785. A larger number of…
Eric Geiger, “THE FAITH OF A SERVANT OR A SON?”
Please click on the link to view Eric Geiger, “THE FAITH OF A SERVANT OR A SON?”
How do we come to love God?
How can we obtain the basis of love which unites our will with God’s will? How can we be made to possess that which we are not possessed of, by being made to love that…
