JOHN WESLEY (1703-1791) is the chief architect and source of inspiration for the modern doctrine of Christian perfection. From the year 1725, when Wesley was "exceedingly affected" and resolved to "dedicate all (his) life to God," holiness became the DNA of his spiritual temperament. For the next sixty-six years Wesley taught and proclaimed a gospel of holy love, gra-ciously given to sinful humanity in Jesus Christ, for the recovery of the di-vine image lost by the first Adam. Yet the vision of perfect love did not take shape overnight. The path Wesley journeyed in developing his theology of holiness was often arduous, at times turbulent, became personally painful at specific junc-tures, and was long. It took Wesley many years to work through the particu-lars of his theological principles and finally integrate them into a holistic theological system. For the first time all the significant writings from Wesley's pen on the subject of holiness are brought together in a reader format that tells the story how he developed his theology of Christian perfection. All periods of Wesley's ministry are included-early, middle, and late. Selections from the entire Wesley corpus are included: sermons, journal, letters, commentary notes, tracts, and other writings. Introductions offer historical context and alert the reader to major themes and motifs. Study guides are included for personal and group study. Whether one agrees or disagrees with John Wesley on the subject of Christian holiness, all will be challenged to reflect more deeply on the nature of Christian discipleship and what it means to be a fully devoted follower of Jesus Christ. Mark K. Olson is an ordained minister in The Church of the Nazarene and resides in Antioch, California. He has spent many years researching John Wesley's life, ministry and writings. His other publications are John Wesley's 'A Plain Account of Christian Perfection': The Annotated Edition and John Wesley's Theology of Christian Perfection: Developments in Doc-trine & Theological System.
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This review is from: The John Wesley Reader On Christian Perfection. (The Jhn Wesley Christian Perfection Library) (Paperback)
The major strength of this book is that Wesley's writings are placed in their chronological order so that the reader can discern patterns of development in Wesley's views covering his entire ministerial career. The book begins with excerpts from Wesley's first two sermons and ends with his last will and testimony in 1791. All of Wesley's writings are drawn from: sermons, journal, writings, letters, commentary notes.
The introductions are brief and cover historical context, major motifs and themes, and alert the reader to how each writing fits into the overall development of Wesley's perfection theology. But since the introductions are brief the reader is left to reflect and examine the significance of each writing within Wesley's overall theology. Below are the chapter/writings in the table of contents: The Early Period 1725-1738 Ars Moriendi 1725 Forgiveness & Assurance 1725 Seeking After Holiness 1730-31 The Circumcision of the Heart 1733 Preface to a Collection of Prayers 1733 One Thing Needful 1734 Holiness Defined 1734 The Trouble and Rest of Good Men 1735 Unwilling to Die 1735-36 A Single Intention 1736 Early Testimonies 1736 Who Will Deliver Me? 1737-38 The Aldersgate Period 1738 A Perfect Faith Needed 2/1/38 A New Gospel Embraced 2-4/38 My Heart Strangely Warmed 5/24/38 Salvation By Faith 6/11/38 Victory Over Sin 10/38 Perfection in the New Birth 12/38 The Middle Period: Part One 1738-1755 Struggles Over Assurance 6/38 Living Proofs 7/38 Christian David's Testimony 8/38 Falling Short 10/38-1/39 Degrees of Regeneration 1/39 The Kingdom Within 2/39 Key Doctrines Clarified 1739-40 A Second Work of Grace 1740 Stages of Growth 1740 Christian Perfection 1741 Biblical Promises 1747 Biblical Expositions 1755 The Middle Period: Part Two 1756-1767 Letter to William Dodd 1756 Perfection in an Instant 1757-58 Thoughts on Christian Perfection 1759 Wandering Thoughts 1760 Clarifying Perfection 1760-62 Perfection Distorted 1762 On Sin in Believers 1763 The Scripture Way of Salvation 1765 Humble, Gentle, Patient Love 1767 The Repentance of Believers 1767 The Late Period 1768-1791 The Imperfection of Perfection 1772 Pressing on to Perfection 1771-84 On Perfection 1784 On Working Out Our Own Salvation 1785 Instantaneous & Gradual Perfection 1785-86 Degrees of Faith 1788 Counsel for One Made Perfect 1787-1790 On The Wedding Garment 1790 Ars Moriendi Perfected 1791
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