Responsible Grace Quotes

“There was another aspect of the Substitutionary Justification understanding of the Atonement to which Wesley objected. Given its agenda of showing that Christ has done all that is necessary for our acceptance by God as righteous, its logic almost inevitably led to either universalism or a limited Atonement. Wesley consistently rejected both of these options—as inconsistent with Scripture, injurious of Divine justice, and conducive to antinomianism.”
― Randy Maddox, Responsible Grace: John Wesley's Practical Theology

“Wesley’s final point about Christ’s fulfillment of the law: the liberty that Christ brings is not a liberty from the law, but a liberty for the law.43”
― Randy Maddox, Responsible Grace: John Wesley's Practical Theology

“If the crucial problem of sin is not just guilt but the spiritual debilitation and affliction of the human person, then salvation must involve more than pardon; it must also bring healing.”
― Randy Maddox, Responsible Grace: John Wesley's Practical Theology