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김귀춘 亞細亞聯合神學大學校 大學院 2004 국내석사
Wesley's revivalism is called 'the Revival of the Holy Spirit' or 'Spiritual Awakening.' This Revival of the Holy Spirit is the best card of God. In the Bible we could witness that men were so totally corrupted not to be recovered by themselves that God intervened into men's history in two ways. The one is the judgement of God. For example, God rained down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gormorrah to destroy them. The other is the mercy of God. In other word, God allowed men to avoid formidable judgement by His mercy and grace. For example, although Nineveh's wickedness was come up before God, He sent Jonah to them to let them repent. Finally, they were not judged, but forgiven. In the middle of the 17th century, rationalism was prevailing through Europe. Accordingly Wesley' contemporary lived under of the rationalism's influence. Prominent rationalist such as John Locke and Immanuel Kant argued that human being can understand God by their reasons. This rationalism does not allow the Bible and God's sovereign which could not be understood by reason, which leads to deism which denies the living God working through human history. This rationalism attracted intellectual elites and a number of people departed from God, but church had no spiritual power which could persuade them to turn to God. This spiritual powerlessness led to the moral corruption. There were too many robbers and rioters, and people could not be out of their houses without bearing arms. It can be said that this period is the dark age of England. However, God always wants His people to be recovered through spiritual revival at the moment when waves of wickedness is too strong for human to overcome. At that time, God also did want to recover England which was about to be destroyed owing to their corruption, by God's holy fire through John Wesley prepared by God Himself. God provoked people to turn to God through John Wesley and Jonathan Eswords. The former led the Evangelical Revival in England in 1740s, and the latter 'the Great Awakening' in New England, the colony of the North England. Especially, the revival movement, lasting for about 50 years from 1726 to 1776 in which United States War of Independence began, is called 'the first Great Awakening,' which has influence on every social aspects such as religion, culture, politic. True reformation is of holistic salvation, namely total transformation. And true revival should be a action for saving individuals, families, societies, and whole world, that is, whole university. Wesley reformed Christian organizations on the basis of church for world mission and sought to reform society apart from church itself. This movement was extended to all over the world. Under the influence of this movement, churches emphasized on the transformation and personal devotion to God, and saint was provoked to spread gospel through the world. Subsequently, many mission groups were organized, and so many missionaries are sent to world. Besides, churches not only took care of the young, the poor, and the old, who wanted caring, but also took part in social reformation such as campaign for the abolition of slavery. Wesley activated the Sunday School movement to protect children from overwork. Apart from it, campaign for the abolition of slavery led by Wesley made Parliament pass the bill which prohibited slavery in 1807. Wesley's these movement not only was instituted as Methodist Church, but also had influence on all aspects in England. The reason Wesley's revival movement has great influence on all over the world is that he has sound and confirmed theology. His theology can be described as 'Evangelical Synergism', 'Sanctification,' through which, he stresses the 'dual commendment of Love' which means 'love God and your neighbours.' He tried to practice his theology of 'Sanctification,' his ethical purpose for life, which has influenced on his country and then has been extended to all over the world. The concept of Sanctification which Wesley understand is not restricted to the one's personal mental aspect, but expressed by he or her behaviour in the society to which he or she belongs. Furthermore, Christian should participate in the social activity, and serve as a light and salt, which has powerful influence to reform society as well as personal sanctification.