Joel B. Green writes in Firebrand magazine that 1 John was a letter especially important to John Wesley, and what Wesley’s writings on it reveal about his understanding of salvation and sin—particularly about sin in believers.
“The goal is to hear the God who addresses the church through this text, including the church gathered this Sunday, and to be drawn into holy and happy communion with that God. Scripture’s authority, for Wesley, is shown in its power to save and transform.”
But how does Wesley reconcile his high view of Christ’s transforming work with the reality that even believers fall into sin? This article examines that question by looking at difficult examples like the sin of King David.