Tag: Wesley
John Wesley’s Catechism: Instructions for Children
John Wesley was passionate about catechizing children. In his journal, Wesley wrote, “I met about a hundred children, who are catechized publicly twice a week....
John Wesley’s Understanding of Discipleship and Spiritual Formation
John Wesley’s concept of discipleship and spiritual formation is immensely deep and theologically rich. Many theologians have created well-integrated theologies that can help people...
Why I Am A Wesleyan! A Response to Michael Bird
Evangelical theologian Michael F. Bird recently published a blog post, “Why I am a Calvinist!” I knew it was coming and was eagerly anticipating...
John Wesley’s “Two General Parts” of Salvation: Justification and Sanctification
Justification has been described as the “doorway to sanctification” for John Wesley.
John Wesley’s Sermon 58: “On Predestination”
"Whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son: — Whom he did predestinate, them he...
Ways CHM Churches Are More Baptist than Methodist
There are many ways in which the contemporary CHM overlaps with the Baptist tradition more than it does with historic Methodism.
The History and Significance of the Wesleyan Class Meeting
The Class Meeting served as a place where people could be honest about their condition and receive loving exhortation and encouragement in their battles.
Holiness or Happiness?
True holiness and happiness go hand in hand. The holiest people should be the happiest people.
A Pilgrim’s Progress: The Wesley Hymnbook as a Manual for Spiritual...
Visit the home of a poor 18th century Methodist family. Their library includes only two books, volumes considered essential to consistent spiritual growth: a...
The Duty of Constant Communion
The following discourse was written above five-and-fifty years ago, for the use of my pupils at Oxford. I have added very little, but retrenched...