Comments on: A Pentecostal Appropriation of the Wesleyan Quadrilateral

By: Adrian Gray

Adrian Gray — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 17:00:10 +0000

There are also some interesting issues ot be found in some of those who came alongside or just after Wesley. From his home area, the life and ministry of George Shadford is very interesting to Pentecostals both in England and in Virginia. Interesting that when there was a Methodist revival in Misterton, close to Wesley’s home town of Epworth, the phrase ‘signs and wonders’ was used to describe what happened. Charismatic Methodists were not that unusual, even though many of them seem to have branched off into the Primitives…..

By: Jeremy Bone

Jeremy Bone — Mon, 27 Jun 2016 22:30:12 +0000

I recently completed a course on the Theology of John Wesley, and I was struck by the strong pneumatic emphasis in the sermons of Wesley. As a charismatic Methodist, I found Bevins’s article to be fascinating and helpful for understanding the rich possibility of dialogue with my Pentecostal brothers and sisters. Firstly, a A Pentecostal appropriation of the Wesleyan Quadrilateral offers a corrective on the over-restorationist tendencies in some spheres of Pentecostalism. While Acts remains the hermeneutical entry point for theological reflection, what is now needed is deeper ecumenical engagement. The Holy Spirit has been working throughout all of church history; thus, Pentecostals, as well as charismatics, could benefit from dialogue with Christians across the various Christian streams. Eastern Orthodoxy could be of great significance here due to the innate pneumatic tendencies amongst its theologians. Secondly, a Pentecostal appropriation of the Wesleyan Quadrilateral could help in connecting the dots between the fruits of the Spirit and the gifts of the Spirit. As Bevins wisely demonstrates, Wesley uniquely prized experience in his hermeneutics; experience was understood to be rooted in the working of the Holy Spirit. A great disservice occurred when Pentecostalism became a separate movement from the Holiness movement, and Wesley may help in bringing back the connections between the two.

By: Bibliata TV

Bibliata TV — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 00:29:23 +0000

Traditionally, we have assigned our faith paradigm to the Wesleyan Quadrilateral. But Pentecostal faith is much simpler and straight forward. The Pentecostal experience simplified the way we see our faith, being less in our own reach and persecution of reality, and more in God’s control; less me-centered and more God-centered. Although it originates from Wesley’s renewal theology of sanctification, Pentecostals are not methodistic as Wesleyanism tends to be. With this in mind, I wrote Pentecostal Primitivism as a proposal for a 21st century reclaiming of the original model of Pentecostal faith, which could be described in the simplified triangular formula of power, prayer and praxis. (Excerpt from “Why I Decided to Publish Pentecostal Primitivism?” http://cupandcross.com/why-i-decided-to-publish-pentecostal-primitivism/)