by admin | Apr 26, 2026 | Christian Perfection, Discipleship, Faith, Following Christ, Fruit of the Spirit, Grace, Holiness, Obedience, Salvation
John 1:1-5 introduces Christ as “the Word”, “the Word was God”, the origin of creation, “life”, and “the light of men”. How shall we understand Christ? Light represents truth, the knowledge of truth, and the spiritual purity congruent with it. John is here portraying...
by admin | Apr 19, 2026 | Discipleship, Evangelism, Faith, Following Christ, Fruit of the Spirit, Grace, Holiness, Justification by Faith, Love, Power of God, Salvation, Sin, Teachings of Jesus
In the summer of 2020, I attended a retreat at the Billy Graham Cove led by Walter C. Kaiser, Jr. His teaching very much changed how I view decisions in life. As I worked through the gospel of John, I saw many of the same scenarios that were presented by Dr. Kaiser:...
by admin | Mar 15, 2026 | Christian Perfection, Holiness, Salvation, Sin
Well, if you have been following along in A Plain Account of Christian Perfection, you can now say that you have read the entire document. I hope you have been spiritually benefited by reading this document of historic importance. John Wesley’s writing remains...
by admin | Feb 22, 2026 | Christian Perfection, Holiness
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,...
by admin | Feb 8, 2026 | Christian Perfection, Holiness
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...
by admin | Feb 1, 2026 | Christian Perfection, Holiness
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...