Living in the Wesleyan Spirit Living in the Wesleyan Spirit

Wesley’s Vocabulary and Today’s Equivalent Meaning analogy of faith ☞ evangelical system of belief bowels ☞ center of emotion or heart to be careful ☞ to worry charity ☞ love conversation ☞ manner of life disinterested ☞ impartial ejaculation ☞ exclamation end ☞ goal or purpose experimental ☞ experiential filial ☞ of sonship an increase of ☞ more intercourse ☞ interaction or relationship meet ☞ ..

Thru the Bible-11 2022. 5. 15. Going on to Salvation (2) “Salvation by faith” was the first of Wesley’s standard sermons. So, this is where we begin, the keystone of his understanding of Christian doctrine – “salvation by faith.” Who needs salvation? We all need it. Paul stated our predicament: “You were dead through the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this ..

Thru the Bible-10 2022. 5. 8. Going on to Salvation (1) In the “Foreword” of the book, “Going on to Salvation,” William R. Cannon introduced on this book: “It was written to instruct the reader in fundamental Wesleyan doctrine.” and “the book lays bare Wesley’s concept of salvation.” The author of this book, Maxie D. Dunnam said that “rather, I want to deal with the way of salvation as understoo..

Thru the Bible-9 2022. 4. 24. As If the Heart Mattered: A Wesleyan Spirituality (2) Religion of the Heart: OrthoKardia  Wesley’s vision of Christianity: orthodoxy (right belief), orthopraxy (right action), and orthokardia (right heart).  Works of piety: praying, searching the Bible, taking the Sacraments, fasting, fellowship of believers.  Works of mercy: feeding the hungry, clothing the nake..

Thru the Bible-8 2022. 4. 17. As If the Heart Mattered: A Wesleyan Spirituality (1) The book, “As If the Heart Mattered” (Gregory S. Clapper, Upper Room Books, 1997.) expounds on John Wesley’s image of religion as a house by exploring three main parts: the porch of repentance, the door of faith, and the house itself, holiness. John Wesley’s Vision of Heart Religion - OrthoKardia Wesley recognize..

Thru the Bible-7 2022. 4. 10.  The Church Year (2) As the week and the day witnessed to Jesus Christ, too, the Church year (the liturgical year or the Calendar) became a structure for commemorating the Lord. Just as Sunday was the center of the week, so too, the year focused on the Pascha (Passover-Easter) event as its central feature.  The Pascha had been the center of the Jewish year as commem..

Thru the Bible-6 2022. 4. 3. The Church Year (1) The Church year, also known as the liturgical year or the Calendar is the seasons of commemoration observed throughout the Christian year. The Calendars are based on the cycle of the life of Jesus Christ. Hoyt L. Hickman states that “All these calendars agree that the Lord’s Day is of primary importance among the observances of the year and that t..