Devotional: Questioning Traditional Doctrines
John Wesley nearly got himself killed for questioning traditional doctrines. When he began preaching in open fields — something no respectable Anglican clergyman would dream...
This is devotionals, drawing on Matthew 5:9. It carries an emotional tone of hope, compassion and love.
John Wesley nearly got himself killed for questioning traditional doctrines. When he began preaching in open fields — something no respectable Anglican clergyman would dream of doing — his own colleagues called him a fanatic. When he insisted that God's grace was available to every coal miner and factory worker, not just the educated elite, the established church slammed its doors in his face.…
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