Emphasis Preaching Journal
John Wesley always thought he...
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John Wesley always thought he had faith until the time he was on board a ship returning to England from his mission work in America. The ship was caught in a violent storm. Fear gripped him. He observed that the only people on the ship who were not filled with terror were a band of Moravian missionaries.
After the storm, Wesley asked one of them, "Were you not afraid?" "Afraid?" responded the man. "Why should I be afraid? I know Christ." And then in a straightforward manner he asked Wesley, "Do you know Christ?"
After the storm, Wesley asked one of them, "Were you not afraid?" "Afraid?" responded the man. "Why should I be afraid? I know Christ." And then in a straightforward manner he asked Wesley, "Do you know Christ?"