What is holiness? I get that question frequently since the publication of Free to Be Holy. Here's how it's answered in the book: "God always does what’s right. He always does what he ought to do. For us, then, to be holy is to be formed in such a way that we consistently do what we ought to do—like God does" (3). To be holy is to embody the character of God. And that's the biblical vision for human life, start to finish. More here: amzn.to/40KPDol @OfficialSeedbed

Be sure to read this.

I think the revisions have made for better Articles & appreciate the fact that the team really took seriously the suggestions from the wider Church.

Here are my three main takeaways from today's panel discussing the proposed Articles of Faith for the Global Methodist Church. Read here: theologyproject.online/post/…

Here's my response to Scott Kisker's recent @FirebrandMag article criticizing the statement that "Scripture is without error..." in the proposed Articles of Faith. It turns out that this sort of language is a well-established part of our Methodist heritage, and we have much to gain by including it in the Article on Scripture. Read it here: firebrandmag.com/articles/gl…

Why is the Global Methodist Church considering new Articles of Faith? Should the language be updated? What's the process going forward? In this episode of Theology Project Dr. David Watson and I discuss these questions and more. Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/JBMJdgTrDpU Listen on your favorite podcast platform: theologyproject.podbean.com

"How Should We Speak of Human Nature? A Question for the Global Methodist Church" by Matt O’Reilly firebrandmag.com/articles/ho… firebrandmag.com/articles/ho…

It was fun. Hope it was informative.

What does it mean for us that Jesus Christ has a human nature? In light of the discussion around the proposed Articles of Faith (#5 in particular), I've put together a few reflections on how we Global Methodists might articulate our understanding of human nature in light of Christ's own fully divine and fully human nature. There's also a bit of background on why this proposal was offered now. Read it here: firebrandmag.com/articles/ho… @FirebrandMag @GlobalMChurch

William Burt Pope: “no desire of holiness can be vain.”

Here’s something I’ve learned this week. The fellow regarded as the best Methodist systematic theologian of the 19th century was not shy with regard to the language of “imputation.”

Classical Christology is just so elegant. Here’s William Burt Pope, the Methodist theologian, once again.

When someone you love has died--someone you lived with and knew intimately, someone whose face and hands are as familiar to you as your own--this word of resurrection can never be heard as a mere theory or idea. It is everything or it is nothing.

Lest you be mistaken, William Burt Pope wants to educate you on the identity of “the real Founder of Methodism.”

In the past, I would sometimes appeal to the “plain meaning” of various scriptural texts. I’ve stopped doing that. Not because I don’t think the Bible speaks plainly at times. Nor because I’ve given up on the perspicuity of scripture with regard to its teaching on salvation. I haven’t. No, I’ve stopped appealing to the “plain meaning” because that phrase is often used to discourage serious engagement in biblical interpretation. The “plain meaning” claim is frequently deployed to avoid dealing with legitimate challenges to whatever reading is supposed to be so certainly clear. It’s sometimes used rhetorically to suggest that one interpretation of the Bible is so obvious that we don’t need to do the hard work of exegesis and hermeneutics to understand it. If someone insists their view represents the “plain meaning” of some scriptural text, that’s your clue to scrutinize their interpretation all the more rigorously. Maybe it is the plain meaning, but you can’t know until you do the work.

❓❓❓What happens when a believer dies? What does it mean to "go to heaven?" What is the resurrection of the body? Why does it matter? 🗺️Explore those questions in this BONUS episode of Theology Project. 🎧Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… 🎧Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/763… 🎧Podbean: podbean.com/ew/pb-beqkb-1a1d…