Articles of Religion series introduction
Wayne Schmidt
I love learning more about what we believe as The Wesleyan Church (TWC) and that’s why I’m especially enthusiastic about the Articles of Religion (AoR) series. I’m privileged to join an amazing group of contributors who will cover all our essential doctrinal statements, each highlighted in a brief, accurate and accessible article and video.
Understanding more fully what we believe benefits us individually as we love God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength. Increasing clarity in how we conceptualize our common beliefs also has the collective benefit of uniting us in our Christian faith.
As an introduction, I want to take us to the reason our AoR were created in the first place. “The Discipline of The Wesleyan Church 2022,” paragraph 200, states they were put into writing “in order that we may wisely preserve and pass on to posterity the heritage of doctrine and principles of Christian living transmitted to us as evangelicals in the Arminian-Wesleyan tradition …”
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Wesleyans believe our all-knowing God will combine justice and love in his final decisions on every human’s destiny.
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Wesleyans wait in hope and anticipation of Christ’s return and the resurrection of the dead.
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Marriage on earth points to Jesus, the head of the church (Ephesians 1:21-22), who eagerly waits to claim his bride (believers) and join us to himself forever.
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Good works shine in the dark and speak in the silence about our good God.
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Baptism and the Lord’s Supper are a means of grace for us to enter (and remain in) the story of God.
Rediscovering the purpose of spiritual gifts
The Spirit’s gifts reveal redeemed humanity bearing witness through our unity to God’s love and life.
Gathered and scattered: The church on mission
We are the church together so we each may be sent as the church to the world.
A new level of love
God’s sanctifying work through the Holy Spirit unleashed in our lives makes a Christ-centered life of love possible for you and me.
Becoming a part of the family of God
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I’ve REALLY got you covered
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Wesleyan contributors create discipleship moments, preserving and passing on our faith through the 2023-2024 Articles of Religion series.