Wesley Quadrilateral Beliefs

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John Wesley never used the term, “Wesley Quadrilateral” in any of his writings. This was given the name by a twentieth century Methodist scholar named Albert Outler. Outler saw that Wesley used four resources or pattern in coming to a conclusion: Scripture, reason, tradition, and experience. Wesley believed that Scripture was the very core of the Christian faith, but reason, tradition and experience can support our understanding of Scripture. He believed that when a person is facing a big question of faith the first place to turn to is the Scriptures to find an answer. Wesley did not stop at the Scriptures though. He realized that we probably are not the only ones who have faced such questions about our faith. John Wesley believed

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