Publisher's Synopsis
George Whitefield and John Wesley were religious enemies of 18th century England. They openly detested the doctrines of one another, and they openly detested one another. Their dispute, like that of Gordon H. Clark and Cornelius Van Til, has made history. And yet, at the end of the day, just like Clark and Van Til, Whitefield and Wesley regarded each other as "true brothers in Christ." This shows that neither Whitefield nor Wesley made their spiritual judgments based on the Biblical command to judge righteous judgment according to a man's doctrine. Charles Spurgeon, J. C. Ryle, J. I. Packer, and most Calvinists today have expressed adoration for Wesley because of his religious zeal, and admiration for the compromise of Whitefield and Wesley. The Bible teaches that outward appearance, including religious zeal, obedience to God's Law, and reputation, are never the grounds by which a person is to be judged a Christian.
