 Roughly 60-80 million members worldwide  Key leader was  Anglican priest who taught at Oxford University  Stems off of Jacobus Arminius’ teachings (who had broke from Calvin)  Formed in the 18th century as part of the Awakenings.  Main US denomination is the

 With thanks to Pastor Ryan Schreckenghaust, Summit Church, Lee’s Summit  Around 60 Methodist churches across Kansas City  Stewartville United Methodist Church – with thanks to Pastor Wane Souhrada

by grace  Justification by grace through faith in through faith in Jesus Christ Christ  Personal religious experience (conversion) climaxing in perfection  Perfected in Love  A beckoning spark

 Scripture (OT and NT)  Sufficiency of Scripture  :  Scripture (primary, though some say not inerrant)  Tradition  Reason  Religious Experience  Some see the others as authoritative

 Biblical  Biblical Trinity

 Incarnation  Incarnation  Both God and man  Both God and man

 Redemption  Redemption  Reconciliation  Reconciliation  Vicarious  Vicarious Satisfaction/Atonement Satisfaction/Atonement  Savior  Savior  Some hold Governmental Theory of Atonement – not at UMC

 Fallen sinners in need of  Fallen sinners in need of redemption, of salvation redemption, of salvation  Original sin  Partial depravity – retain  Bondage of the Will in spiritual matters   Wesley – free will lost in fall, restored supernaturally by Christ  Concupiscence as inclination to sin

 Ephesians 2:8-9  SCURF –  Grace Alone  (Decision/Perfection)  Faith Alone  Conditional Predestination   Resistable Grace  Fall from Grace  Imparted  Full Salvation  Three Kingdoms  Anonymous  A  Some say convey grace  Commanded by Christ (like UMC), others only symbols  With a visible element  Baptism  Baptism  Lord’s Supper  Lord’s Supper  Absolution  Three functions of grace:  Prevenient  Justifying

 Sanctifying

 Points you to the means of  Pr. Souhrada – grace:  God’s external promises  Baptism  Pr. Schreckenghaust –  Lord’s Supper  Talk about their  Absolution relationship with God  Not based on you or your  An eye on conversion and works, but on God and what He has done for you.

 Church as the Body of Christ  Church as the Body of Christ  Visible and invisible church  Connectional Polity –  Marks of the Church – pastors and congregation Preaching and the connected under a supervising body of bishops  One divinely instituted  Although bishops are seen office – the Preaching Office as humanly instituted, they or the Office of the Keys have authority.  Auxiliary offices are rooted  Bishops may ordain in the Office  Life after Death  Life after Death  Bodily Resurrection  Bodily Resurrection  Amillennial  Varying beliefs on millennialism  UMC – realized millennialism

 Final Justification (some)

 Role of Women in the  Role of Women in the Church Church  Age of the earth  Age of the earth  Abortion  Abortion  In Vitro Fertilization  In Vitro Fertilization  Cohabitation  Cohabitation  Same-sex Marriage  Same-sex Marriage

 Legalistic Piety – ex: Teetotalism (not the UMC)  Sanctification is a progression  Welch’s grape juice  Special General Conference in Spring 2019 to discuss human sexuality. Related to Western Conference’s appointment of a bishop in a same-sex relationship.  Often make the news for something crazy/ridiculous done by one of their clergy.  Spawned perfectionist/holiness bodies like the Salvation Army and the  Rectoral Theory of Atonement  Perfectionism – either by eradication or victorious life  Sacraments – symbols only; believer’s immersion baptism, memorial meal, immediate grace  Salvation Army has a military polity and say the sacraments are not necessary or permanent institutions