>Wounds of Christ and John Wesley
I may be a little late to contribute to this 'wounds of
Christ' discussion, but as a 'lurker' and avid reader of
this list, I thought I'd throw in a snippet from John
Wesley himself. In his journal for Friday 26th May, 1738 he
writes:
'My soul continued in peace, but yet in heaviness because
of manifold temptations. I asked Mr Töltschig what to do.
He said, 'You must not fight with them, but flee from them
the moment they appear, and take shelter in the wounds of
Jesus.'
I am very curious about this. What is the provenance of
this idea of Christ's wounds as a refuge from temptation
and sinfulness? It seems to me a very sensory and organic
image, too much so for Western Christianity.
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Graham Williamson-Mallaghan
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