Appendix:Methodism

Christianity
This appendix is about Methodism.
Denomination	Supporting beliefs	Opposing beliefs
Methodism (Wesleyanism)	All people are able to achieve salvation because of the sacrifice of Jesus All people can achieve salvation because of the martyrdom of Jesus, which satisfied the requisite punishment that would otherwise prevent salvation Apostolic succession continues today in Methodist churches The Bible is the only infallible source of knowledge about Christian doctrine The Bible contains all of the knowledge necessary to attain salvation The Bible is only always accurate on matters of Christian faith and practice Christian faith alone is sufficient to achieve salvation The Christian God exists Christians can undergo sanctification that results in the cleansing of their inner sinful nature Christians should baptize in the name of the Trinity Christians should draw on tradition to inform their practices Christians should endeavor to convince others of their faith Christians should observe Christmas Christians should observe Easter Christians should perform the Eucharist Christians should practice water baptism God consists of three divine persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit Good works inevitably follow salvation achieved through Christian faith Humans can resist grace given by God Humans have free will In the Eucharist, the change of bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus is entirely symbolic It is possible for a person who has truly achieved salvation to lose it through a lack of Christian faith Jesus of Nazareth died and was resurrected Jesus of Nazareth had both a divine and human nature Jesus of Nazareth was the messiah whose coming was foretold in the Old Testament Jesus the Son and God the Father are equal in substance Mary was a virgin when she gave birth to Jesus People are enslaved to sin and cannot be saved from it by their own will People can attain a life entirely free from sin People possess a state of sin that originates from the fall of Adam and Eve Mary was a virgin when she gave birth to Jesus The people selected by God for salvation are chosen because they exercise their free will to adhere to the Christian faith Satan exists The thousand year-long reign of Jesus predicted in the Book of Revelation has already begun Women should be ordained in Christian churches	The Apocrypha are equally valid as the other books of the Old Testament Christian salvation is permanent Mary, mother of Jesus, was born without original sin The people selected by God for salvation are chosen without regard to any quality on their part People should only be baptized when they choose to be Christian The process of Christian sanctification is never complete Purgatory exists Salvation comes from Christian faith and good works
The following denominations differ from their parent movement only in the belief or execution of the listed doctrines.
Calvinist Methodists/Presbyterian Church of Wales/Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion	Christian salvation is permanent People are enslaved to sin and cannot be saved from it by their own will The people selected by God for salvation are chosen without regard to any quality on their part The sacrifice of Jesus of Nazareth is a substitute for the sins of people who are predestined to achieve salvation	Humans can resist grace given by God
Evangelical Church in North America/Free Methodist Church	The Bible is inerrant Christians can undergo sanctification that results in the cleansing of their inner sinful nature Christian faith alone is sufficient to achieve salvation Christians should endeavor to convince others of their faith	'
United Methodist Church	Christians can undergo sanctification that results in the cleansing of their inner sinful nature Christians should baptize in the name of the Trinity In the Eucharist, the change of bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus occurs in a strictly spiritual manner People who have attained salvation through Christian faith are given immortality People who have not achieved Christian salvation will undergo eternal torment once they are judged Societies should be governed based on Christian ideas	The Eucharist should be closed to nonbelievers