The Future of John Wesley's Theology

Download or read book The Future of John Wesley's Theology written by Tex Sample and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2012-02-21 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book approaches the future of John Wesley's theology in terms of a preferred future by looking back to the Apostle Paul. In a comparison of Wesley's theology with the writings of St. Paul, Tex Sample maintains that Wesleyans tend to read Paul through Wesley, but that in the future we need to read Wesley through Paul. Key issues between Wesley and Paul are considered in this book: justification by faith, sanctification, the faith in/of Christ, the powers, the individual/social concept in Wesley that is absent in Paul, and, finally, the issue of a justice of the common good. The conclusion develops the implications of this study for the future of the church and its witness.