As I have read a number of John Wesley biographies, I found a number of terms with which I was unfamiliar. I thought it would be helpful to start a glossary. Here is a start.
Arminianism – http://www.theopedia.com/Arminianism
Assurance – http://www.theopedia.com/Assurance_of_eternal_life – Asbury Seminary Seedbed blog explanation – http://seedbed.com/feed/john-wesley-on-assurance-can-you-know-youre-saved/
Calvinism – http://www.theopedia.com/Calvinism
Christian perfection – http://www.theopedia.com/Wesleyan_perfectionism – Wesley sermon – http://www.umcmission.org/Find-Resources/John-Wesley-Sermons/Sermon-40-Christian-Perfection
Dissenting minister – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Dissenters – Both Wesley grandfathers were dissenting clergy.
Grace – http://www.theopedia.com/Grace – UM Women – https://gbgm-umc.org/umw/wesley/walk.stm – Wesley sermon –http://www.umcmission.org/Find-Resources/John-Wesley-Sermons/Sermon-128-Free-Grace
Great Awakening – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Great_Awakening
Holiness – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holiness_movement
Justification – http://www.theopedia.com/Justification – Wesley sermon – http://wesley.nnu.edu/john-wesley/the-sermons-of-john-wesley-1872-edition/sermon-5-justification-by-faith/
Methodism – http://www.theopedia.com/United_Methodist_Church
Moravians – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moravian_Church
Ordination – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordination – John Wesley’s decision to ordain Asbury and Coke led to the split from the Anglican Church and the move from Methodist society to Methodist Church
Predestination – http://www.theopedia.com/Predestination
Prevenient grace – http://www.theopedia.com/Prevenient_grace
Salvation – http://www.theopedia.com/Salvation – Wesley sermon – http://wesley.nnu.edu/john-wesley/the-sermons-of-john-wesley-1872-edition/sermon-43-the-scripture-way-of-salvation/
Sanctification – http://www.theopedia.com/Sanctification
Quadrilateral – http://www.theopedia.com/Wesleyan_Quadrilateral
Works of Mercy – https://gbgm-umc.org/umw/wesley/mission.stm
Works of Piety – https://gbgm-umc.org/umw/wesley/disciple.stm
Please offer your comments on these terms, or others that should be added.
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