No wonder enthusiastic crowds of thousands stood in the open air to hear this word of hope that transforming grace is available for everyone and that schools were being established to teach children to read and to train lay preachers. There is a new kind of fatalism around us today. The vast majority of people in the world live in abject poverty from which they see no escape. Even in our American cites there are growing numbers of young people who feel they have nothing to live for and nothing worth dying for. I believe they too will respond to a message of hope when it is demonstrated in tangible acts of compassionate holiness.
Compassionate holiness is . . .
In this presentation I have tried to testify some and briefly review a little church history. I would like to point you toward a theology of compassionate holiness that I believe has the power to change your life and, through you, change your world for the better. You ll have to fill in the detail. Your professors here can tell you more about Wesley and the theology of compassionate holiness. They can lead you to a personal faith in a God who saves from past sins and empowers for a life of promise and fulfillment.