Shane Raynor

Christian. Evangelical. Methodist. Friend of Israel. Publisher of Methodist Prayer.

[Shane Raynor @ShaneRaynor]

I’ll have more to say about this as I continue to process what’s happened. The main takeaway is that Jesus is able to save us from all sin, even inward sin. We don’t have to wait until we die to experience that freedom. Jesus can and will completely save us… and we can expect it even now. (11/11)

[Shane Raynor @ShaneRaynor]

A couple of years ago, I read Kevin Watson’s book “Perfect Love”… it’s about recovering the doctrine of entire sanctification (aka Christian perfection) … the “lost power of the Methodist movement.” I found it helpful, but I read it and then put it on a shelf, both literally and figuratively. A couple of months ago, when online Global Methodists began discussing a revised and combined Articles of Faith, I joined the conversation and jumped back into reading Methodist theology in a serious way, especially the early stuff (e.g. Wesley, Fletcher, Clarke, Watson). (1/) cont.

[Shane Raynor @ShaneRaynor]

The biggest challenge for me is sharing my experience. This doctrine has been needlessly controversial throughout history, and it’s largely misunderstood. But after praying, God impressed upon me the importance of encouraging others by telling my story. He specifically brought Matthew 5:14-16 to my mind. (10/)

[Shane Raynor @ShaneRaynor]

I’m reading a book by Methodist pastor and theologian Asbury Lowrey (1816-1898). He was born 11 days before Bishop Francis Asbury died, and was obviously named after him. What a classy first name!

[Shane Raynor @ShaneRaynor]

@nuhwiatkyff @BKJulien524 Getting it now!

[Shane Raynor @ShaneRaynor]

“In so far as any man has the remains of indwelling sin in him, he has opposition to holiness within him. We heard a minister say not long since that ‘he found something in himself that kicks against holiness.’ We did not doubt it, carnal nature always ‘kicks against holiness.’ When men are opposed to holiness it is because holiness is opposed to them.” — John Allen Wood

[Shane Raynor @ShaneRaynor]

@BKJulien524 Thanks for the recommendation! Downloading it now!

[Shane Raynor @ShaneRaynor]

@BKJulien524 He’s wonderful! And he’s made me aware of so many other classic Methodist authors I’d never read before and have now acquired their books.

[Shane Raynor @ShaneRaynor]

Lovick Pierce (a 19th century Methodist pastor) said at a General Conference that “the desire of entire sanctification is dying out in the Church, because the grade of religion our people have been running upon is below the level where sanctification begins.”

[Shane Raynor @ShaneRaynor]

Lovick Pierce (a 19th century Methodist pastor) said at a General Conference that “the desire of entire sanctification is dying out in the Church, because the grade of religion our people have been running upon is below the level where sanctification begins.”

[Hananya Naftali @HananyaNaftali]

Jerusalem the eternal capital of Israel 🇮🇱

[Shane Raynor @ShaneRaynor]

Antizionism is antisemitism. This congressional candidate’s Instagram feed and the comments on her posts will tell you everything you need to know about her.

[Michael Karlis @MichaelKarlis]

TX-35 Democratic candidate Maureen Galindo says she will convert ICE detention center in Karnes County into an internment camp for "American Zionists."

"It will also be a castration processing center for pedophiles, which will probably be most of the Zionists," she added.