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Should the Global Methodist Church have new Articles of Faith?
Global Methodists are talking about doctrine and theology. That's a good thing. Twentieth century mainline Methodism didn't leave us a strong theological legacy, and I'm grateful to see us working through important questions of belief. As you might expect, questions have come up about the proposed Articles of Faith. Why are we considering such a proposal? What's the process for considering them? Why might we need a fresh statement of our beliefs? And then there are questions
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Should the Global Methodist Church have new Articles of Faith?
Global Methodists are talking about doctrine and theology. That's a good thing. Twentieth century mainline Methodism didn't leave us a strong theological legacy, and I'm grateful to see us working through important questions of belief. As you might expect, questions have come up about the proposed Articles of Faith. Why are we considering such a proposal? What's the process for considering them? Why might we need a fresh statement of our beliefs? And then there are questions
Matt O'Reilly
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Holiness Is Not a Methodist Thing. At least, it shouldn't be.
Wesleyans talk a lot about holiness, but we don't have a monopoly on it. It's easy for Methodists to think of ourselves as the holiness...
Matt O'Reilly
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How Wesleyans Understand Salvation: A Conversation with Bill Ury (Wesley Wednesday)
A lot of people know Wesleyans (or Methodists) tend to talk about salvation in terms of prevenient, justifying, and sanctifying grace....
Matt O'Reilly
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Why Calvinism Misunderstands Biblical Election: What about Romans 9?
A lot of people assume Romans 9 obviously teaches the Calvinist doctrine of unconditional election. They think it means that God selected...
Matt O'Reilly
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35 Axioms of Wesleyan Theology
As a pastor, I frequently encounter questions about how to understand salvation and grace. The nature and scope of Christ's saving work...
Matt O'Reilly
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Five Points John Calvin Got Wrong about Romans 9
Romans 9 is often taken as obvious scriptural evidence for a Calvinist (or Reformed) understanding of election and salvation. Named for...
Matt O'Reilly
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From Grand Deposit to Poor Farce? Chris Lohrstorfer on Recovering Biblical Holiness
Dr. Chris Lohrstorfer is Associate Professor of Wesleyan Theology at Wesley Biblical Seminary and Senior Pastor at Hinds Independent...
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Announcement: Major New Book on American Methodism from Kevin Watson
Have you seen this major new book on American Methodism?
Matt O'Reilly
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Important New Resource for the Wesleyan-Methodist Tradition
Check out this new resource from leading Wesleyan scholars.
Matt O'Reilly
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Did John Calvin Teach Christian Perfection (or Entire Sanctification)?
The answer surprised me. Check out these quotes from Calvin on Christian perfection and entire sanctification.
Matt O'Reilly
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Why C.S. Lewis Was Not A Calvinist
From time to time, someone will (oddly) suggest that C. S. Lewis was a Calvinist. Douglas Wilson did it. Then he did it again....
Matt O'Reilly
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John Wesley on his Assurance of Salvation (#AldersgateDay)
On this day in 1738, John Wesley had an experience for which he'd been longing and that became crucial for the continued vitality of the...
Matt O'Reilly
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How Romans 9-11 (and Romans 8) Make Me Arminian
Calvinism doesn't have a monopoly on Romans 9-11. Here's an Arminian approach.
Matt O'Reilly
8 min read
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