The Anglican ministers who founded your denomination in the 18th-century (e.g., John Wesley and George Whitefield) had a very clear understanding of the Gospel.Methodist / former Methodist ping!The early Methodists were in complete agreement with Anglicans, Presbyterians, and Lutherans over the doctrine of Justification, but they felt that the doctrine of Sanctification had been neglected...
Wesley saw Justification as an instantaneous experience of the new birth (or regeneration) and Sanctification as the process of becoming more holy.
As Wesley preached, he offered people not only the hope of immediate forgiveness of sin, but also the hope of gradually learning to sin less. This is “traditional methodism” and it has changed millions of lives for the better.
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A state level Bishop recently gave a talk on the future of the church and included this jewel: “I see bishops say, “Just pray and hope for the best or pray and study and hope for the best.” “We’ve done that every four years for a long time. And you know what? Praying and hoping for the best hasn’t gotten us a long way.” My comments: Can you imagine a Bishop of the church saying praying hasn’t gotten us a long way? She is certainly going with the liberals, certainly she should go with them too.