In the Via Salutis, the saving work of Christ is shown with justification and sanctification through several sermons of John Wesley. The Via Salutis is very dynamic because John Wesley had relationships in mind throughout it. The Wesleyan Via Salutis is a journey that means the way of salvation in English. We understand that the natural man, from birth, is not inclined to do or be good. In the sermon Original Sin; natural man is described “Now God saw that all this, the whole there of, was evil;-contrary to moral rectitude; contrary to the nature of God, which necessarily includes all good.” God saw us for who we truly were but still allowed His relationship with us to move passed legal justification, which we truly deserve. Repentance
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Sin isn’t as appealing to us any longer and when we do fall and sin, it doesn’t feel the same as it did in the past before we were changed. Progressive sanctification happens over time when we are becoming new creatures in Christ. Entire sanctification is coming to completion in God, “It is love ‘rejoicing even more, praying without ceasing, in everything giving thanks” according to the sermon Scripture Way of Salvation. Entire Sanctification happens over time with the desire to continuously have God’s will for our life instead of our own selfish will. The life of the viator following entire sanctification is shown in the sermon The New Creation, “But what change will the element of water undergo when all things are made new! It will be, in every part of the world, dear and limpid; pure from all unpleasing or unhealthful mixtures.” It is not that the viator will be without any sin, but he will have grown in his spiritual walk to do God’s will. The Holy Spirit is at work in the life of the viator throughout this process. The Holy Spirit empowers us and we are no longer under the subjection of sin. Of course, Satan tries to tempt us to sin and we can fall short of right doing, but through this process, we no longer have to sin or desire to sin as we did in the past, before we were new creations and saved. These are key elements that lead toward Christ’s saving …show more content…
In the Christian Reader 7.16 text, “This text takes up the Reformation idea that the church is the community which is brought into being by the word of God, and is sustained by teaching and preaching.” This quote emphasizes the importance of the Holy Bible and preaching being done in representation of the church. The church is understood as an essential part of God’s work of redemption in our lives. Marriage is an example that I will use to illustrate the importance of the church in the redemption of our lives. When we marry someone we plan to spend the rest of our lives with them. When we plan to do this we plan to physically spend the rest of our lives with them. Yes, some marriages where one spouse may travel a lot for work. There are some marriages where one spouse may be out of town often due to job needs. There may even be a situation where there is separation of spouses at one point in marriage due to extended family member’s health issues or a job moving a spouse somewhere else and the other spouse needing to stay behind to take care of the house and possibly the children. Eventually the spouses come back together physically despite all of those possible situations. If I were to marry someone online that
Sin isn’t as appealing to us any longer and when we do fall and sin, it doesn’t feel the same as it did in the past before we were changed. Progressive sanctification happens over time when we are becoming new creatures in Christ. Entire sanctification is coming to completion in God, “It is love ‘rejoicing even more, praying without ceasing, in everything giving thanks” according to the sermon Scripture Way of Salvation. Entire Sanctification happens over time with the desire to continuously have God’s will for our life instead of our own selfish will. The life of the viator following entire sanctification is shown in the sermon The New Creation, “But what change will the element of water undergo when all things are made new! It will be, in every part of the world, dear and limpid; pure from all unpleasing or unhealthful mixtures.” It is not that the viator will be without any sin, but he will have grown in his spiritual walk to do God’s will. The Holy Spirit is at work in the life of the viator throughout this process. The Holy Spirit empowers us and we are no longer under the subjection of sin. Of course, Satan tries to tempt us to sin and we can fall short of right doing, but through this process, we no longer have to sin or desire to sin as we did in the past, before we were new creations and saved. These are key elements that lead toward Christ’s saving …show more content…
In the Christian Reader 7.16 text, “This text takes up the Reformation idea that the church is the community which is brought into being by the word of God, and is sustained by teaching and preaching.” This quote emphasizes the importance of the Holy Bible and preaching being done in representation of the church. The church is understood as an essential part of God’s work of redemption in our lives. Marriage is an example that I will use to illustrate the importance of the church in the redemption of our lives. When we marry someone we plan to spend the rest of our lives with them. When we plan to do this we plan to physically spend the rest of our lives with them. Yes, some marriages where one spouse may travel a lot for work. There are some marriages where one spouse may be out of town often due to job needs. There may even be a situation where there is separation of spouses at one point in marriage due to extended family member’s health issues or a job moving a spouse somewhere else and the other spouse needing to stay behind to take care of the house and possibly the children. Eventually the spouses come back together physically despite all of those possible situations. If I were to marry someone online that