John Wesley and His Doctrine
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0.75 poundsIn the late 1800s the doctrine of entire sanctification was
increasingly challenged, paralleled by rising worldly accommodation in the
church. Like their founder, John Wesley, holiness advocates found themselves
ostracized. Many were forced out by anti-holiness congregations and bishops,
and left to form new holiness churches. During this dark time William
McDonald felt the need to address
false assertions by opponents who claimed Wesley himself did not advocate
entire sanctification as a second work of grace, or that he changed his mind in
his later years. McDonald’s small, easy-to-read volume, John Wesley and
His Doctrine, ably rose to the challenge. The first part of the
book is a brief overview of Wesley’s life, especially the opposition and
persecution he and his circuit-riding preachers endured. The second part is a
condensed examination, in easy English, of the objections raised by his
opponents at different stages of his preaching career, and his incisive
responses. Today, scholars and preachers in many of the very groups that “came
out” of the old Methodist Episcopal Church now repeat the same errors of the
1800s, casting aspersion on the doctrine and looking askance at those who still
hold to it. In such an environment, McDonald’s work rises again to affirm the
solid truths of scriptural holiness as proclaimed by John Wesley and the early
Methodists. Pages: 142; Code: 6394
This Schmul Publishing Co. edition is not a scanned facsimile
of a used book. It has not been “updated” or edited into modern English,
punctuation or grammar, but is accurate to the author’s own style and usage.
The text has been carefully proofread for accuracy and formatted for easier
reading by today’s readers. Every effort has been made to prevent disordered
text.