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Wesleyan-Arminian theology stresses missional living as normative for Methodist Christians. [77] In particular, ordinands were asked by John Wesley "Will you visit from house to house?" with the assumed answer being "yes" as door-to-door evangelism was the expectation of Methodist clergy for the purpose of reaching people outside the walls of ...
[1] [2] On the other hand, the other branch of Pentecostalism—Holiness Pentecostalism, while teaching growth in grace that occurs after conversion, affirms the Wesleyan doctrine of entire sanctification as an instantaneous, definite second work of grace, which is a necessary prerequisite to receive the baptism in the Holy Spirit.
Hubert Ray Dunning [1] (born October 26, 1926, in Clarksville, Tennessee, USA) is a religious scholar in the Church of the Nazarene and retired professor of theology at Trevecca Nazarene University. [2] He earned a PhD from Vanderbilt University in 1969. [3] Dunning is the author of many books, including Grace, Faith and Holiness. [4]
Responsibility is a key word of theology and practice for us in the Wesleyan faith tradition. We embrace responsibility for the common good of all humanity, a common good defined by and promoting ...
Grace Wesleyan Methodist Church is a parish church of the Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection, one of the largest denominations in the conservative holiness movement, and is located in Akron, Ohio. Cultural shifts following World War II resulted in a further division in the Holiness movement.
Along with William J. Seymour, a Wesleyan-Holiness preacher, he taught that this was the third work of grace. [7] The three-year-long Azusa Street Revival , founded and led by Seymour in Los Angeles, California, resulted in the growth of Pentecostalism throughout the United States and the rest of the world.
In the first work of grace, the new birth, the believer receives forgiveness and becomes a Christian. [4] During the second work of grace, entire sanctification, the believer is purified and made holy. [4] Wesley taught that entire sanctification is "wrought instantaneously, though it may be approached by slow and gradual steps".
The publication in 1994 of Responsible Grace: John Wesley’s Practical Theology established Maddox as one of the foremost interpreters of the Wesleyan tradition. Maddox's work in Responsible Grace is noteworthy in aligning John Wesley's theological concerns related to the doctrine of salvation with themes characteristic of the Eastern (or Greek) Christian tradition.