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In order to correct abuses concerning the spiritual gifts at Corinth, Paul devoted much attention to spiritual gifts in his First Epistle to the Corinthians (chapters 12–14). [1] In 1 Corinthians 12, two Greek terms are translated as "spiritual gifts". In verse 1, the word pneumatika ("spirituals" or "things of the Spirit") is used.
The Holy Club was an organization at Christ Church, Oxford, formed in 1729 by brothers John and Charles Wesley, who later contributed to the formation of the Methodist Church. [1] [2] [3] The brothers and associates, including George Whitefield, met for prayer, Bible study, and pious discipline.
Memorial to John Wesley and Charles Wesley in Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. Wesleyan theology, otherwise known as Wesleyan–Arminian theology, or Methodist theology, is a theological tradition in Protestant Christianity based upon the ministry of the 18th-century evangelical reformer brothers John Wesley and Charles Wesley.
John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist movement, taught that there were two distinct phases in the Christian experience. [3] In the first work of grace, the new birth, the believer received forgiveness and became a Christian. [4] During the second work of grace, entire sanctification, the believer was purified and made holy. [4]
(Luke 24:49; Acts 1:5-8; 2:1-4) The baptism of the Holy Ghost is the experience of the Third Person of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit, coming into a person's life to give power for God's service. In order to be filled with the Holy Ghost, a person must first be born again through the experience of salvation.
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Sermon #10: "The Witness of the Spirit, Part 1" by John Wesley; Sermon #11: "The Witness of the Spirit, Part 2" by John Wesley; Sermon #12: "The Witness of Our Own Spirit" by John Wesley; Heaven on Earth: a Treatise on Christian Assurance by Brooks, Thomas, Edinburgh: The Banner of Truth Trust, 1961. First published 1654 ISBN 0-85151-356-5
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