Holiness is central to the Christian understanding of the gospel because the gospel begins with God, not with us. In this article, Timothy Tennent describes faulty ways of understanding the attributes of God and then proposes a way that rightly understands them as an integrated whole in His person.
How people pray greatly impacts what they believe. The early Church taught its people prayers and how to pray so that their faith would be correct and intact. It was one of the ways the Church discipled its people and encouraged them in their spiritual life and growth. Read more from Steven Bruns as he continues his series on discipleship in the early church.
As leaders in the theological tradition of Wesley, it is our responsibility to not only teach but demonstrate the amazing love of God and the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives to such an extent that our people yearn for the Promised Land in which we live.
Somewhere along the way, we’ve been deceived into believing that living with a divided heart is easier than living with one united, fully devoted to Christ. In this article, Brandon Dasinger shows why holiness is good news to the sinner and the saint.
In the New Testament, what is the link between theology and ethics; between what Christians believe and how Christians behave? In Part II of this video series, Ben Witherington suggests that behavior can and does affect a person’s eternity.
In the New Testament, what is the link between theology and ethics; between what Christians believe and how Christians behave? In this video, Ben Witherington introduces the idea and proposes that the imago dei is this important link.
Brian Leport, who grew up Pentecostal and now finds himself at home in the Methodist Church, shares about his pilgrimage to the first Methodist building in the world—the New Room chapel. Apparently this room, where John and Charles lived and preached for many years of the Wesleyan revival, still has the power to inspire powerful gospel ministry.
Christians are very familiar with the “Roman Road” way of explaining salvation and doing evangelism. But what if it leads you down the wrong way? In this article, Ken Roach argues that this reading of Romans misunderstands the point Paul is making and ultimately obscures the vision of salvation presented in the New Testament.
Are camp meetings an irrelevant, American practice from centuries past? Jonathan Andersen offers 5 reasons why they are needed now more than ever. They include rest, community cultivation, reorientation toward God, the passing on of tradition, and profound Christian formation.
In this Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. John Oswalt shares how the Holy Spirit is given to empower our lives so that we may fulfill the new covenant God has for his people. In this way, he demonstrates that there is clear continuity between the presentations of the Spirit of God in the Old and New Testaments.
In this video interview, Larry Wood hosts Pentecostal scholar Frank Macchia as they discuss the connection between John Wesley and Pentecostalism. Among the topics are Wesley’s Aldersgate experience and the commonalities between Pentecostal and Wesleyan spirituality. (Part III)
In this video interview, Larry Wood hosts Pentecostal scholar Frank Macchia as they discuss the connection between John Wesley and Pentecostalism. Among the topics are Wesley’s Aldersgate experience and the commonalities between Pentecostal and Wesleyan spirituality.
