The Scripture Way of Salvation · §25 · John Wesley

Sanctified by works?

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But do you believe we are sanctified by faith? We know you believe that we are justified by faith. But do you not believe, and accordingly teach, that we are sanctified by our works?

1771 text

3. “But do you believe, we are sanctified by faith? We know you believe, that we are justified by faith: but do not you believe, and accordingly teach, that we are sanctified by our works?”

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On Ephesians 2:8: what salvation is, what faith is, and how we are saved by it, from pardon to holiness of heart.

EditionPrinted in Wesley's 1771 Works, which do not say when he preached it

Wesley's own sermon in updated English wording. The 1771 panel is the text of the Works Wesley himself had printed in 1771. It is public domain.

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Sermon 43 in the 1771 Works. Ephesians 2:8.

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