Wesleyan quadrilateral.

Hello again my friends.
     so the first thing im gonna do i explain one of the most important things in Wesleyan theology, the Wesleyan quadrilateral, the first part of this theological device is Scripture. this is the most easily explained portion of this tool, and its not easy at all. We as Wesleyan Christians believe that the scriptures are the devinly inspired  words of God. they are our soul source of authority. we believe that there are 66 books that can be proven to be to be the divine word of God, but we also believe that the Canonical books are useful for teaching, but doctrine should not be based on them.

the second portion is Tradition, now I know that this is going to shock a lot of Nazarene s and protestants in general, but it's true a big part of our theology is based on tradition. our celebration of Christmas is a tradition, and is a hold over form the Catholic Church. most of the time we are taught (as protestants)  that tradition is a doctrine of the Catholic Church, and is there for to be despised, this is wrong. Tradition is not only useful, but also a biblical idea. (II Thessalonians 2: 15- Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold to the traditions which ye have been taught, weather by our word, or our epistle, this is obvious proof for tradition.


the third portion is experience, this is to say that each person is guided, and taught in our journey. each person's experiences MUST NOT in any way contradict the holy word of God. this is the most i will say for this particular subject.


the fourth and final portion is reason. we have been given a working mind, and the ability to use reason. for this reason we have an obligation to reason through our faith. if something does not fit with the authentic teachings  handed down from the apostles then it must be excluded from all Church doctrine, and understanding.