OUR PRINCIPLES
METHODIST THEOLOGY IS CHARACTERIZED BY A FOCUS ON GRACE, HOLINESS, AND THE PRACTICAL EXPRESSION OF FAITH THROUGH SERVICE.
WESLEYAN QUADRILATERAL
A METHODOLOGY FOR THEOLOGICAL REFLECTION USING FOUR SOURCES: SCRIPTURE, TRADITION, REASON, AND EXPERIENCE.
PREVENIENT GRACE
THE DIVINE LOVE THAT SURROUNDS ALL PEOPLE EVEN BEFORE THEY ACKNOWLEDGE GOD. IT PREPARES THE HEART TO RESPOND.
JUSTIFYING GRACE
GOD'S GRACE WHERE WE ARE FORGIVEN AND RESTORED TO A RIGHT RELATIONSHIP THROUGH FAITH.
SANCTIFYING GRACE
THE ONGOING WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT LEADING TOWARD CHRISTIAN PERFECTION AND THE PERFECTION OF LOVE.
SOCIAL HOLINESS
THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST KNOWS OF NO RELIGION BUT SOCIAL; NO HOLINESS BUT SOCIAL HOLINESS. FAITH MUST BE ACTION.
CONNECTIONALISM
THE UNDERSTANDING THAT ALL SOCIETIES AND CIRCUITS ARE PART OF A SINGLE, INTERCONNECTED BODY IN SHARED MISSION.
THE QUADRILATERAL
SCRIPTURE
THE PRIMARY SOURCE AND CRITERION FOR CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE.
TRADITION
THE HISTORICAL CONSENSUS AND WISDOM FROM CENTURIES OF FAITH.
REASON
THE ABILITY TO THINK CRITICALLY AND APPLY TRUTH TO CONTEXT.
EXPERIENCE
THE PERSONAL WITNESS OF GOD'S GRACE IN OUR OWN LIVES.
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