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Re: Deltaguitar-Salvation Requires More Than Faith
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Originally Posted by pelathais
There's a rub. "Evangelicals" often follow Calvin's lead and cite the doctrine of Irresistible Grace.
The idea is that God extends grace to "the elect" and we (and hopefully you!) are simply powerless to resist, even in our sinful state; such is the power of God's grace.
Thus, even faith and believing become something that God has done on our behalf. Salvation then, is "All of Grace" as Spurgeon preached, and not of ourselves ( Ephesians 2:8-10). |
And all choice is made void.
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