With all these new icons, that highlight major sections of denominations I am more likely to narrow down that which i believe... but i have no idea what basic methodist doctrine teaches.
Can someone fill me in?
Can someone fill me in?
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Core Beliefs of Methodists
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He's this big time Methodist Pastor, who has this "New Model of the Church". I went to his seminar and all he kept talking about was "Core Values" this and "Core Values" that. I thought you might have went to the seminar and disagreed with a lot of it, and trying to rationalize his thinking, (I didn't agree with a lot of it either).d0c markus said:
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Not sure if this constitues doctrine, but here's my take on Methodism (I was Methodist for 21 years):
First, it's important to know that Methodism has Anglican roots rather than Calvinist. So, they tend to look and feel a bit more traditional than say, Baptists. They baptise infants, but also do confirmation classes and a formal Confirmation later in life (generally in early teens.)
Methodism originally sought to be more humanist than Anglicanism, to take care of the immediate needs of the less fortunate while or before working on their spiritual needs. The Salvation Army is an offshoot of Methodism, and this belief is still very strong in them today. In my area, there are a disproportionate number of old-age homes, homeless missions, etc run by the Methodist church, and this is a testament to their dedication to help humanity.
In my opinion, their humanist side sometimes overpowers their spiritual side, and they can become more of a service organization than a church. I felt this way about two of the Methodist churches I belonged to, but one seemed to have a nice balance. Your mileage may vary.
First, it's important to know that Methodism has Anglican roots rather than Calvinist. So, they tend to look and feel a bit more traditional than say, Baptists. They baptise infants, but also do confirmation classes and a formal Confirmation later in life (generally in early teens.)
Methodism originally sought to be more humanist than Anglicanism, to take care of the immediate needs of the less fortunate while or before working on their spiritual needs. The Salvation Army is an offshoot of Methodism, and this belief is still very strong in them today. In my area, there are a disproportionate number of old-age homes, homeless missions, etc run by the Methodist church, and this is a testament to their dedication to help humanity.
In my opinion, their humanist side sometimes overpowers their spiritual side, and they can become more of a service organization than a church. I felt this way about two of the Methodist churches I belonged to, but one seemed to have a nice balance. Your mileage may vary.
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