tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035246631717270242.post2471974343059787522..comments2023-05-25T20:25:40.849-04:00Comments on Highest Branch: Ten Questions For The Nazarene ChurchKevin Probsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12429544679874287380noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035246631717270242.post-77018613246585796692011-08-24T09:13:46.746-04:002011-08-24T09:13:46.746-04:00Kevin,
An excellent article in April. A challenge...Kevin,<br /><br />An excellent article in April. A challenge to Nazarenes. Wesley would agree. In a letter to Dr. Rutherforth in 1768 Wesley said of mystical men that they, "suppose the dreams of their imagination to be revelation from God (Works 6:351)." Wesley also wrote in his Journal of a conversation with Mr. Simpson. While Wesley believed him to be sincere, he said Simpson "is led into a thousand mistakes by one wrong principle, the making inward impressions his rule of action..." Wesley recognized emotional episodes were the result of hysteria rather than the Holy Spirit. Wesley also warned of "expecting knowledge... without searching the Scriptures (Works 11:429)" which are in his words "the only certain test (Works 9:12)." He also criticized the Quakers for attending to an "inner voice" which he claimed undermined the authority of the Scriptures (Works 1:334).Thomasnoreply@blogger.com