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Whereas in Lutheran theology the central doctrine and focus of all our worship and life is justification by grace through faith, for Methodists the central focus has always been holy living and the striving for perfection. Wesley gave the analogy of a house. He said repentance is the porch. Faith is the door. But holy living is the house itself.
The Whole Christ for the Whole World: A Wesleyan Perspective on the Work of Christ. Wipf and Stock, 2008. ISBN 9781556352676; Abraham: The Test of Faith. Beacon Hill Press, Kansas City, 2012. ISBN 9780834128804; Grace, Faith, and Holiness: 30th Anniversary Annotations. The Foundry Publishing, Kansas City, 2018. ISBN 9780834137554
Responsibility is a key word of theology and practice for us in the Wesleyan faith tradition. ... Voting is a gift, a grace in religious terms. To vote is the free exercise of our responsible gift ...
The Wesleyan Quadrilateral, [1] or Methodist Quadrilateral, [2] is a methodology for theological reflection that is credited to John Wesley, leader of the Methodist movement in the late 18th century. The term itself was coined by 20th century American Methodist scholar Albert C. Outler .
[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.
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 2007 of The Theology of John Wesley: Holy Love and the Shape of Grace broke new ground in the field of Wesley studies and established Collins as one of the most reliable interpreters of the Theology of John Wesley, gaining him broad international recognition. Collins creatively argued that Wesley's theology could suitably be ...
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.