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Wesleyan–Holiness Lens · Romans

Romans 6–8 maps the Wesleyan order: justified, sanctified, glorified.

Cross-References

Genesis 15:6quotation'Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.'
Who
Moses (Genesis narrator)
To
Israel
Where
Outside Abram's tent, under the desert stars near Hebron
When
God promises descendants like the stars; Abram responds with bare trust
Why:Paul shows justification by faith predates circumcision and the Law — so Gentiles share Abraham's blessing on the same terms.
Context:Abraham is justified in Genesis 15, circumcised in Genesis 17. The chronology destroys any claim that ritual makes a person right with God.
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James 2:24themeFaith and works held in a single tension.
Who
Paul
To
The mixed Jew–Gentile church in Rome
Where
Corinth, c. AD 57, writing to Rome
When
Paul's defense of justification by faith apart from Law-works
Why:James writes against an antinomian distortion of Paul; their voices together protect the gospel from cheap grace.
Context:Wesley insisted both apostles are right: we are justified by faith alone, but the faith that justifies is never alone.
Read James 2:24 →

About Romans

Author: Paul
Date: c. AD 57
Themes: Righteousness, Faith, Sanctification

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