Before true discipleship is possible a person must be born anew by the Spirit. From Christ's Words in John 6, we see that God gives to Christ those who believe. This giving includes sovereignly working new life in them and effectually drawing them to Christ. This is a picture of repentance (turning from the world) and faith (turning to Christ). This is the work of God alone. As the Scripture elsewhere affirms, this salvation, including the faith with which the grace of salvation is received, is not of ourselves, it is the gift of God.
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Stan McGehee, Jr. is senior pastor of Living Word Community Church. Ordained in December of 1979, he holds a Master of Arts in Theological Studies from Reformed Theological Seminary and a Masters of Theology from Tyndale Seminary. He has worked with his father at LWCC since the...