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Holiness churches today aren't fortunately nearly as legalistic as they were in the early 1900's so actually yes there are some, especially in my denomination the Church of the Nazarene where you will find images of Jesus. It really depends on the personality and makeup of the congregation...

Hello There 9Rock9 my name is Dillon Ringo and I am a Pastor within the Church of the Nazarene and thank you for asking this really thought-provoking question I'll do the best that I can to answer it! The official position that the Church of the Nazarene takes on the inerrancy of scripture is...

Another logical argument that should be made in favor of Eternal Security would be how can a believer who has genuinely experienced the New Birth and has become indwelled by the Holy Spirit suddenly become unindwelt or unregenerated? Say they do according to the classical Arminian argument...

Oh really well this is super exciting yeah the COTN has really been just discerning the will of God in terms of just getting out there and establishing new Church plants so that is truly awesome to here I hope that you're finding you experience at the new church plant welcoming and friendly when...

Having once been in the UMC I do understand where you are coming from but baby dedications can be found in scripture and were apart of the Torah. Hannah dedicated her baby the Prophet Samuel to the Lord when she conceived and Jesus himself was dedicated to God at the Temple shortly after his...

That's a rather simplistic view of Arminian theology because actually it can be quite vast among the different denominations and there is certainly huge differences at times between Wesleyan Arminianism and Classical Arminianism. For example, Arminius believed that if someone were to actually...

Greetings ByTheSpirit how are you doing? So in the Church of the Nazarene it is taught that Water Baptism in of itself does not save you, wash away your sins, or endow you with any kind of magical powers lol. Water Baptism is seen as a means of grace by which someone is choosing to come forward...

You would be very hardpressed to find a UMC, COTN, or Wesleyan denomination stating that they believe in the doctrine of Eternal Security although speaking from experience in the Church of the Nazarene in which I'm a District Licensed Minister I've never once heard of a District board ever...

As someone going through the Ministerial process in the Church of the Nazarene I can confirm that this is pretty accurate although the Nazarene understanding of Entire Sanctification really has always been in flux to be honest with a new definition coming out every generation or so. The trend...

Looking at all of these responses I have to say that I'm honestly shocked that there are Pastors who are not proclaiming the gospel from the pulpit or teaching how it is only through the sanctifying grace of Christ that our lives can truly become transformed because that's Methodism 101. Plus as...

Good intentions but incredibly legalistic. I'm glad that most Wesleyan-Holiness churches like the Wesleyan Church and the Church of the Nazarene are not like that today.

GraceSeeker! It's good to see you again after all this time. I'm currently attending Northwest Nazarene University in their Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry program and in the beginning steps of the process of Ordination. Glad to see you're doing well

Many of John Wesley's ideas and teachings actually came from the Eastern Orthodox tradition especially the theological concept of Entire Sanctification. The reason why I chose the Church of the Nazarene over the UMC mainly came down to 3 reasons which for the most part didn't really have to do...

Yeah of course! The Church of the Nazarene is a denomination within the Wesleyan tradition that split from the Methodist Episcopal Church in the early 1900s based on the Holiness movement. The major difference between the UMC and the Church of the Nazarene I would say would be that the Church of...

I'm from Ohio so that's awesome he's currently in the state! Glad his heart surgery was successful