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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Methodism is very focused on good works. Anglicans are catholic light. Presbyterians are focused on local control [/quote]

I grew up in the Methodist church and “good works” is not a tenet of salvation belief doctrine. As the PP above stated, good works are not frowned upon and are even encouraged because it’s something we do as Christ followers to show and share His love with others, but it’s not a requirement of salvation. Methodists believe that faith in Christ as savior is the requirement.[/quote]
I grew up Methodist too and I don't remember anything about good works. I do remember that communion was only once a month and it was with oyster crackers and grape juice! [/quote]
I grew up Methodist and good works were how we spread God's word.  There was a belief that we shouldn't knock on doors and proselytize (for instance like Mormon missionaries) but that we should do good works in the community and that would inspire others to be interested in our faith and to want to become a part of it.

There are also stories in the Bible about the washing of feet and communing with lepers and prostitutes that are used to suggest we should act in a Christ-like way by reaching out to marginalized communities.

Methodist missionaries, for instance, spend 6 days a week running schools and working on projects to help the community without any specific tie to religion, like digging a well for clean water, but then invite the community to join them at church on Sunday.  Missionaries for other religions often spend the majority of their time preaching or proselytizing.  You don't get saved through good works, but it's how you spread the word of God and follow the example of Christ.

Methodists are big on having your faith be between you and God without the church acting as an intermediary.  If you have a question of faith, you're told to pray and aren't handed an answer.  As one example, we had a church service one Sunday where the pastor invited three PhD scientists to explain how they'd personally reconciled evolution and the Big bang with the creation story.  Each scientist had a different perspective, some more literal and some more allegory based, and then the pastor encouraged us to read the Bible and pray about it.  He didn't give us an official answer from the Methodist Church.[/quote]

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