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John Wesley on Christian Perfection, Part 10

Sections 26-28 conclude John Wesley’s Plain Account of Christian Perfection. Section 26 provides a more simple summary of what Wesley means by Christian perfection. Sections 27 and 28 provide a glimpse into the opposition he faced with respect to preaching Christian...

John Wesley on Christian Perfection, Part 9

Continuing to review Section 25, I would briefly highlight question 20: “Q. 20. May not some of them have a testimony from the Spirit, that they shall not finally fall from God?A. They may. And this persuasion, that neither life nor death shall separate them from Him,...

John Wesley on Christian Perfection, Part 8

Sections 22-24 are superfluous and non-essential, thus, there will be no discussion on these sections. The questions and answers in Section 25 are very worth reading. Wesley is quite deep in some of the questions, so they may need to be read several times. Wesley...

John Wesley on Christian Perfection, Part 7

Now we come to perhaps a critical component of Christian perfection. Wesley offers a concise definition in Section 19, and then he states this question, “Suppose one had attained to this, would you advise him to speak of it?” Wesley discourages claiming that Christian...

John Wesley on Christian Perfection, Part 6

Section 19 is perhaps the most consequential of Wesley’s teaching on Christian perfection. Wesley provides a more concise definition of Christian perfection, which is “(1.) That Christian perfection is that love of God and our neighbour, which implies deliverance from...

John Wesley on Christian Perfection, Part 5

The questions and answers in section 17 are very worth reading and considering. One in particular we should consider is this: Q: In what manner should we preach sanctification? A. Scarce at all to those who are not pressing forward: To those who are, always by way of...