Letters on the Atonement

Today’s Church is troubled by theologians, scholars and clergy—yes, even some Wesleyans—who smugly voice doubt about cardinal doctrines, such as hell and the atonement. But these are not new, innovative ideas or groundbreaking theology. Heretics and their toxic teachings have disturbed the Church since its earliest days as the Adversary has worked to undermine its foundations. What is alarming is the hearing they are now receiving in the Church world.

Richard Treffry, Jr., addressed several such deviations from truth in his day. He was a Methodist circuit rider who ministered during the era of the heirs of the Early Methodists, laboring through troubling issues. In Letters on the Atonement he directs loving pleas to a friend teetering on the edge of the abyss of apostasy, and his contentions are appropriate for our day. Jesus himself warned that false teachers will arise in the Church, and every generation must be on guard against their toxic doctrines. Since the days of the apostles, believers have affirmed the truth of Christ’s atoning sacrifice. It remains a bedrock foundation for the Faithful. This is in-depth reasoning that is considered, sound, and authentically scriptural.