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The U nited M ethodist C hurch

Explore the 270-year history and doctrines of the United Methodist Church, blending New Testament Christianity, Protestant Reformation ideals, and teachings of John Wesley. Learn about its unique authority standards and how it compares to biblical truths. Discover the Methodist Church's organizational structure, origins, and core beliefs.

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The U nited M ethodist C hurch

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  1. The Methodist Church is a unique blend of New Testament Christianity, the Protestant Reformation and the influence of John Wesley.” (John Stockman) TheUnitedMethodist Church A brief survey of the270 year historyof the Methodist movement

  2. History of Methodism TheUnitedMethodist Church • Originated with Johnand Charles Wesley • Name “Methodist” can be traced back to incidents at Oxford University in 1729 • Methodist movement did not take shape until 1739 John Wesley 1703 – 1791

  3. History of Methodism TheUnitedMethodist Church • Methodist religion was a denominationof people who broke away from the Church of England • Other divisionswithin the Methodistchurch have takenplace over the years

  4. TheUnitedMethodist Church Organization of UMC • Government closelyresembles America’sDemocratic Government • Have three Government branches that serve aschecks and balances • Legislative Branch • Judicial Branch • Executive Branch NOTE: Though some of these offices are familiar in name to us, the Methodist hierarchy has nothing in common with the scriptural organizational pattern, nor of a plurality of bishops in each local church Acts 14:23; 20:17, 28; Titus 1:5; 1 Peter 5:1-3

  5. TheUnitedMethodist Church Multiple Standards of Authority • Boasts of Methodism – “no peculiar church doctrines are to be bound upon its members” • Wesley and others have contributed writings and statements of belief that have become accepted standards of authority in the UMC

  6. TheUnitedMethodist Church Multiple Standards of Authority • The Book of Discipline • Twenty-Five Articlesof Religion • The Confession of Faith • Fifty-Two Sermons ofJohn Wesley • Notes on the New Testament by John Wesley

  7. TheUnitedMethodist Church Multiple Standards of Authority • Four Guidelines for Interpreting “Christian” Beliefs • Scripture • Christian Tradition • Experience • Reason

  8. TheUnitedMethodist Church Doctrines that Contradict Bible Truth • Old Testament laws have been removed, but moral laws are still binding • Justified by faith only • Baptism is only symbolism and not necessary for salvation Bible Truth UMCDoctrines • Luke 24; Matt 5:17;Jer 31:31-34; Heb 8:6-13; Gal 3:25; Heb 7:11-16 • Eph 2:8-10; Jam 2:20-24 • 1 Pet 3:21; Acts 22:16; 2:38, 47; Gal 3:26-27; Rom 6:3-4; John 3:23

  9. By practicing the things in the Articles of Faith and Disciplines of the United Methodist Church, one will become a Methodist. By practicing the thingscontained only in the Bible,one will become a Christian. TheUnitedMethodist Church

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