by Vic Reasoner | Oct 17, 2022 | Francis Asbury Institute, Preaching Holiness Today, Vic Reasoner
Let those of us who are mature think this way. (Philippians 3:15) John Wesley believed that, on the basis of this statement, Christian perfection was possible and that Paul numbered himself among those who were made perfect in love. However, in verse 12, Paul had... 
by Vic Reasoner | Sep 30, 2022 | Francis Asbury Institute, Preaching Holiness Today, Vic Reasoner
Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such... 
by Vic Reasoner | Aug 29, 2022 | Francis Asbury Institute, Ministry Matters, Preaching Holiness Today, Vic Reasoner
For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your... 
by Vic Reasoner | Aug 1, 2022 | Francis Asbury Institute, Preaching Holiness Today, Vic Reasoner
I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. —Galatians 2:20 According to John Wesley, the words of Galatians... 
by Vic Reasoner | Jun 28, 2022 | Preaching Holiness Today, Vic Reasoner
Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God. —2 Corinthians 7:1 In the previous chapter of 2 Corinthians, Paul issues a call for separation. Consecration... 
by Vic Reasoner | Jun 2, 2022 | Preaching Holiness Today, Vic Reasoner
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. — 2 Corinthians 3:17 This verse does not deny the Trinity by teaching that Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit are the same. Nor does it promise that Christians have the freedom to sin. It...