Dr. Mark K. Olson

“The Living Room” Forum, KZN District, South Africa

July 6, 2026

John Wesley taught that salvation is deliverance from sin, both original and actual. In his doctrine of salvation, the concept of degrees is included, meaning a deliverance from different aspects of sin at different stages in the way of salvation. This lecture explores John Wesley’s doctrine of sin in relation to his views on discipleship and spells out the biblical basis for his doctrine of salvation involving degrees of deliverance from sin. The lecture includes PowerPoint slides and charts.

YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxJiwIdAHmU

Mark K. Olson (PhD) is editor of the Wesley Scholar website and Instructor of Bible and Theology at Indiana Wesleyan University. He is a leading scholar on John Wesley and early Methodism and has authored numerous articles and books, including Wesley and Aldersgate: Interpreting Conversion Narratives and John Wesley’s Doctrine of Justification.