Abstract
Against an improper understanding that overemphasizes the difference between his own theology and the reformation theology, John Wesley asserted to John Newton that his theology is only “a hair’s breadth” with Calvin. What does “a hair’s breadth” mean? In his sermon, “Free Grace”(1739), Wesley explained that “the grace … of God, whence cometh our salvation, is Free In All, and Free For All.” By “Free For All,” he expressed objections against the TULIP, the five points of Calvinism. However, by “Free In ALL,” he meant that the grace of God is “free in all to whom it is given,” not depending on “any power or merit … the good works or righteousness … anything he has done, or anything he is.” This shows that Wesley inherited the reformer’s view of God’s sovereign grace. We should not overlook the similarity between the reformation theology and Wesley’s theology in the sense of “Free In ALL,” because of the difference by “Free For ALL.”
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