Author: Kevin Watson
Christian Perfection: Problem Or Promise? by Kevin Watson
September 22, 2014
“Sanctification is not about something that I either have to do to make myself better, or for which I have to feel guilty about not being good enough. It is a ‘work of God’s grace.’ Entire sanctification is really nothing more than
God’s grace freeing us from everything that has kept us chained to sin and death. The Triune God has given his children everything they need to live the kind of life for which they were created, in this life. And this is not only for spiritual elites or super Christians.”
Toward Deeper Christian Community by Kevin Watson
May 8, 2014
When people do get a taste of healthy Christian community, it is often like water in a dry land. It is quickly absorbed and serves to make one more aware of a deep longing to be known, seen, heard, cared for, and most of all loved. Many Christian are hungry for this kind of connection with others.
Having Nothing To Do With Sin by Kevin Watson
April 9, 2014
“You can do anything you put your mind to” does not take seriously the problem of sin and our inability to save ourselves. A key conviction of historical Christian orthodoxy is that we are not enough. We cannot ever be the source of our own salvation. Putting your mind to being a better person, from the Christian perspective will fail every time. It is pure works righteousness.
Christianity With A Wesleyan Accent: Wesleyan Discipline by Kevin Watson
February 10, 2014
The good news is that we already have a basic blueprint for how to help people embrace faith in Jesus and become his apprentices. Methodist discipline, or the method that gave Methodism its name, was focused on helping people become deeply committed Christians, to become mature followers of Jesus Christ … The biggest challenge contemporary Wesleyans may face is our own unwillingness to be a disciplined people.
Christianity With a Wesleyan Accent: Wesleyan Spirit by Kevin Watson
January 15, 2014
Though it may seem to be the most difficult to define of the three, Wesley insists on including spirit with doctrine and discipline because right doctrine (belief) and right discipline (practice) are not enough in themselves.
Christianity With A Wesleyan Accent: Wesleyan Doctrine by Kevin Watson
November 20, 2013
Though Wesleyans are most committed to offering Christ, not to being distinct from other Christian traditions, there are differences in…
Christianity With A Wesleyan Accent by Kevin Watson
October 16, 2013
I love accents! I could listen to someone from Boston say “Harvard” all day. I could hear someone from England…