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An Even More Excellent Way: A Response to Joel Green on the Bible in Global Methodism
Should Global Methodist doctrine define what Scripture is or describe what Scripture does? That's the question posed by Joel B. Green in a new Firebrand article that criticizes my defense of the statement "Scripture is without error in all it affirms," which is language included in the proposed Articles of Faith to be considered by the General Conference of the Global Methodist Church (GMC) later this year. Green's article came in the form of a response to my critique of an e
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Reframing Holiness: Human Flourishing, not Legalistic Rule-Keeping
One of the problems with the word holiness is the baggage. When people hear you talk about holiness, their minds tend to think of it...
Matt O'Reilly
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New Book: Free to Be Holy (from Seedbed)
I'm excited to announce that my new book, Free to Be Holy: A Biblical Theology of Sanctification , released from Seedbed recently. This...
Matt O'Reilly
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John Wesley and Death Anxiety
Discover how the experience and preaching of John Wesley can resource pastors for ministry to those experiencing anxiety and fear of death.
Matt O'Reilly
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What is theology for?
In their 2019 book For the Life of the World: Theology That Makes a Difference, Miroslav Volf and Matthew Croasmun argue that academic...
Matt O'Reilly
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