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How to Kill Sin Now
Lots of people struggle with sin. They long to break free but don't know how. They hear the promise of scripture that there's freedom in...
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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...
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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...
Matt O'Reilly
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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.
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