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John Wesley on Grace Exceeding - Wesleyan (Ephesians 3:20-21)

Source: John Wesley38 words

"Grace does immeasurably more! Whatever sanctification we imagine, God's grace exceeds. Whatever transformation we dream, His power achieves more. The power at work within us—prevenient, justifying, sanctifying—accomplishes beyond our highest holiness hopes." — John Wesley. Wesleyan: exceeding grace.

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Ephesians 3:20-21

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