By Kenneth Wilson
This publication is written to trap the mind's eye and have interaction the reader in dialog. Methodism isn't a doctrinaire society, but it really is transparent approximately what it believes. Methodists hopefully advance their theology via dialog with the realm of secular wisdom, with different Christian traditions and different non secular faiths, drawing on modern biblical scholarship and with cautious consciousness to the Christian culture. Methodism is excited about worship, public and private, because it desires to have a good time the truth of God's presence with God's humans - that's, as Methodists realize it, with all God's humans. Methodist theology is grounded within the grace of God that it pronounces to be loose for all. Methodist theology is basically Christological; it places Christ on the centre of religion, yet for this reason, (not 'as well'!) is concentrated on God, the Holy Trinity. Methodism is one Society and is raring to attract others into its fellowship. consequently the Methodist Church doesn't have missionary societies; it truly is, competently understood, a Society organised for venture.
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