One of the great movements of God’s Spirit in the Church Era was the First Evangelical Awakening in the middle of the 18th century. It moved through England and the United States and brought many people to faith in Christ. Two key British leaders in this revival were John and Charles Wesley. God was able […]
One of the core beliefs about the Christian view of human beings is that God is our Creator. Because of this truth, Christianity teaches that the human person “does not exist autonomously or independently, but as a creature of God” (Hoekema). We are dependent on our Creator for our very existence (Gen. 1:1,27). In his […]
Many people, including more than a few who go to church, have a mental conception of holiness that can be described as unattractive, even austere. We find it difficult to relate holiness to real life and real human beings. I think this is really tragic. The Beauty Of Holiness The Christian Scriptures teach that all […]
The Church of the Nazarene was birthed out of the Holiness Revival of the late 1800s that swept through large parts of North America. Many of the first Nazarenes were revived Methodists. As a result of these roots in Methodism, John Wesley and his teaching have always been an important part of our Church’s theology. […]