Maybe you've had a conversation with friend or a new acquaintance about church. You say, "I worship at Grange Hall United Methodist," and they respond, "Hmmm... What EXACTLY is a Methodist?"What is your response? How do you define Methodist? Have you thought much about it?
Your response is important!
I came across this article recently about a person trying to define "Methodist." Click here to read it. The author writes, "A Methodist is a Christian who is in training to love God with all his or her heart, soul, and mind and to love his or her neighbor as himself or herself."
This comes from the Gospel according to Matthew. Someone asks Jesus,“Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” Jesus said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” -Matthew 22:36-40
What do you think of that definition? How do you define "Methodist" for yourself?
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