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John Wesley's Heart Strangely Warmed - Wesleyan (Psalm 23)
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Before Aldersgate, John Wesley was a missionary, a priest, a religious rule-keeper—but he knew something was missing. He feared death; he lacked assurance. Then, hearing Luther's preface to Romans, he felt his "heart strangely warmed." Suddenly, Psalm 23 became personal: "THE LORD is MY shepherd." Not just doctrine about God but relationship with God. The Wesleyan tradition emphasizes this experiential knowing—not just that God shepherds, but that YOU are shepherded. Is your heart warmed?
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