9+Methodist

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 * Sandra Contreras**
 * Michele Christy**
 * Mr.Lange**
 * Global Studies**
 * November 3, 2011**



__** Charles and John Wesley **__

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............... The religion of Methodism started in the year of 1739 in England. John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism and his younger brother Charles was instrumental in writing much of the hymnody of the Methodist Church. Methodism spread rapidly through the formation of some societies and formed groups of the study of the bible.=====

................. Structured by the means of accomplishing the mission of spreading scriptural holiness. A "Conexion" which is a system of religious communication was organized by John Wesley to interlock system of different conferences. **Major Beliefs In Methodism**
 * =====**Christian Perfection:** Though the Methodists never claimed that a perfect, sinless life was ever attained, they taught that it was attainable. The Methodists taught that every Christian must strive for perfection and should evidence some progress in that direction.=====
 * **Universal Redemption:** The universal redemption proclaims that Jesus Christ died for all people and that all people can be saved - not just a select few. It also declares that acceptance by Jesus Christ has nothing to do with one's status in life or with one's position or possessions.
 * **Justification by Faith:** The belief that one is saved by faith in the saving grace of Jesus Christ alone is central to Methodist Doctrine. The service of the Christian life is an expression of one's faith - not the faith. It is because of the grace, the unmerited love of God in Jesus Christ, that men and women are saved - not because of anything they do.
 * **The Witness of the Holy Spirit:** The inner certainty which each Christian can have that he/she is a child of God as well as the conviction that God is at work in the world and in the life of the believer bringing about His Kingdom gives credence to the witness of the Holy Spirit in the believer's life.
 * **Falling from Grace:** Emphasis upon the real possibility that a Christian can live in such a way that he/she will reject God's grace even though it was once accepted.
 * **The Sacraments:** Methodists believe that a sacrament is a "visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace" instituted by Jesus Christ. There are two sacraments observed by Methodists: Baptism and The Lord's Supper. (For more detailed information on each, see the heading titled **Sacraments**.)

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........... 1. Man is free not only to reject salvation but also to accept it (free salvation) by an act of human will. 2. All people who are obedient to the Gospel according to the measure of knowledge given them will be saved (universal salvation). 3. The Holy Spirit assures man of his salvation directly, through an inner "experience" (sure salvation). 4. Christians in this life are capable of Christian perfection and are commanded by God to pursue it (full salvation).=====

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 * ........................ These Two Pictures Represent Methodism**

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