{"id":112452,"date":"2022-05-24T17:02:36","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T21:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=112452"},"modified":"2022-05-24T18:25:25","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T22:25:25","slug":"ct-theologians-craft-wesleyan-agreement-for-a-divided-methodist-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=112452","title":{"rendered":"(CT) Theologians Craft Wesleyan Agreement for a Divided Methodist Era"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sixty-four scholars and theologians have signed on to a \u201cWesleyan witness<\/a>,\u201d a six-part, 62-page document they hope will shape the future of Methodism, define orthodox Wesleyanism, and ground more Christians in the story of sanctification and restoration through grace.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is classic, orthodox Wesleyan theology,\u201d said Asbury University New Testament professor Suzanne Nicholson, who is one of the authors. \u201cThe power of the Holy Spirit is greater than the power of sin. It doesn\u2019t matter your class, your race, your gender, God is at work among the faithful, and that leads us to a full-orbed devotion to who God is.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Faith Once Delivered\u201d was first drafted in January at a summit for \u201cThe Next Methodism.\u201d Scholars allied with the evangelical wing of the United Methodist Church, as well as holiness and Pentecostal denominations, came together, formed five working groups, and co-wrote statements on five theological topics: the nature of God, Creation, revelation, salvation, and the church. A sixth section on eschatology or \u201cthe fullness of time\u201d was added later.<\/p>\n

Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Sixty-four scholars and theologians have signed on to a \u201cWesleyan witness,\u201d a six-part, 62-page document they hope will shape the future of Methodism. <\/p>\n

My latest at @CTmagazine<\/a>: https:\/\/t.co\/4OqhCqp34P<\/a><\/p>\n

— Daniel Silliman (@danielsilliman) May 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n