The Basics: Wesleyan Theology

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Curious about your beliefs on God or what 'being saved' means? Join us as we explore these big questions to deepen our understanding.

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Instructors

Christopher Frazier

Course Length

1 hour

Biblical Studies Discipleship Spiritual Growth Theology Wesleyan Tradition The Christian Journey

Methodism was a Christian movement started by John Wesley in the mid-1700’s as a way to come closer to the living God. He was following in a tradition of people who wanted to know more about God and wanted to see God’s Spirit make a difference in their lives.

The course is provided entirely online with opportunities to reflect through engaging questions and prompts. It’s broken into four lessons:

What is Theology?
The Wesleyan Holiness Stream of Christianity
The Christian Journey
The Wesleyan Quadrilateral

No additional materials are needed to start this course, but you might want to grab your Bible and be ready to Google any terms or phrases that are unfamiliar.

Lessons in This Course

Introduction to Theology

Theology is the process of asking questions about God. Questions like, “Why do I exist?” and “What happens when I die?” Every person who has considered that there might be more than what they can see has engaged in thinking about theology.

Our Current: The Wesleyan Holiness Stream of Christianity

We practice faith within a particular stream of historical, theological, and cultural Christianity, which forms who we are, what we do, and how we do it. While there are various currents of expression within our broader stream, here are distinctions we share.

Hermeneutics: The Wesleyan Quadrilateral

When we talk about theology, we tend to avoid talking about HOW we come to our theology. The Wesleyan Quadrilateral is an honest description of how every Christian uses scripture, tradition, experience, and reason to understand God.

Salvation: The Christian Journey

Methodists reject magical notions of metaphysical action > reaction when we talk about salvation, and instead focus on a relationship with Christ that culminates in a journey worth living. Is that how you describe your own journey with God?