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“On Monday morning, January 1, 1739, Mr. Hall and my brother Charles
were present in Fetter Lane, with about sixty of our brethren. At about
three in the morning, as we were continuing instant in prayer, the power
of God came mightily upon us insomuch that many cried out for excee-
ding joy and many fell down to the ground. As soon as we were recovered
a little from that awe and amazement at the presence of His majesty, we
broke out with one voice, ‘We praise Thee, O God, we acknowledge Thee
to be the Lord.’” 2

Paul clearly described this new person: “Therefore, since we have been
justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus
Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in
which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. …
And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured his love into
our hearts by the Holy Spirit whom he has given us, ” (Romans 5:1-5).

Through justification and sanctification, the image of God is impressed
on the created being. This forms the holistic person who now lives out
his personhood through maintaining a healthy dynamic relationship
between self and God, self and self, and self and others.

2 Telford, John (1947). The Life of John Wesley. London: The Epworth Press. p. 394.
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