1. Effectual Calling (definition) It is the God the Father's act through which He draws a sinner to Himself in an irresistible way (meaning that they will respond affirmatively with faith and repentance) to the message of the Gospel.
a. This is an act of God the Father b. It is Irresistible c. Effectual calling is not mechanical and static
2. Regeneration (definition) a) Grudem says: “It is a secret act of God through which He imparts new spiritual life” b) This is also called “the new birth”. c) A sinner is described as “spiritually dead”, “blind”, “hardened of heart”. The New Birth brings about a new principle of spiritual life d) Both the Holy Spirit and the Father operate in the new birth
a) Is a person active or passive in their regeneration? b) Is a person active or passive in their conversion? c) Baptismal Regeneration has no grounds in Scripture d) The synergy of events: Regeneration and Conversion are parts of the same package, and we should not see them as events separated by a gap of time e) What is first Regeneration or Effectual Calling?
3. The consequences of effectual calling & regeneration? 1 - Conversion 2 - A Change from a pattern of habitual sin 3 - Love for one another 4 – Protection against the evil one and the world
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