"All That Christ Has Done" The United Methodist Church Prays in Nashville, Tennessee, United States

"All That Christ Has Done" The United Methodist Church Prays in Nashville, Tennessee, United States

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2018
A Word from John Wesley:
Justification is another word for pardon. It is the forgiveness of all our sins, and (what is necessarily implied therein) our acceptance with God. The price whereby this hath been procured for us (commonly termed the ‘meritorious cause’ of our justification) is the blood and righteousness of Christ; or (to express it a little more clearly) all that Christ; hath done and suffered for us, till ‘he poured out his soul for the transgressors.’ The immediate effects of justification are, the peace of God, a ‘peace that passeth all understanding’, and a ‘rejoicing in hope of the glory of God’, ‘with joy unspeakable and full of glory’. (Sermon 43: “The Scripture Way of Salvation,” § I.3)
Hymn from Charles Wesley:
1. How can a sinner know
His sins on earth forgiven?
How can my gracious Saviour show
My name inscribed in heaven?
What we have felt and seen
With confidence we tell,
And publish to the sons of men
The signs infallible.
2. We who in Christ believe,
That he for us hath died,
We all his unknown peace receive,
And feel his blood applied;
Exults our rising soul,
Disburdened of her load,
And swells unutterably full
Of glory and of God. (Collection-1781, #93:1 & 2.)
Questions for Reflection:

1. In John Wesley’s sermon above, he makes it clear that salvation is a result of all that Jesus Christ has done for us. Do you agree or disagree? Why?
2. What is the meaning of Charles Wesley’s hymn for us today?
3. Charles Wesley believed that Christian faith results in a salvation that can be “felt and seen.” Do you agree? Is this your experience?

Prayer:

Holy and awesome God, your Son’s authority is found in integrity and living truth, not the assertion of power over others. Open our imaginations to new dimensions of your love, and heal us of all that severs us from you and one another, that we may grow into the vision you unfold before us. Amen.
*The Wesley excerpts are from A Disciple’s Journal—2018: A Guide for Daily Prayer, Bible Reading, and Discipleship, by Steven W. Manskar. Copyright © 2018 Discipleship Resources, Nashville, Tennessee. All rights reserved. Used by permission. The prayer is reprinted with permission from Revised Common Lectionary Prayers, copyright © 2002, Consultation on Common Texts.
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