Recently we have made two publications of the main Doctrines of Grace, today we make the fourth publication: Irresistible Grace.
We present some bible passages that point to this doctrine, but we do not exhaust the passages that teach this doctrine.
The five biblical doctrines of grace are
The fourth truth is irresistible grace or effective calling. The Father and the Son sent the Holy Ghost into the world to convince sin, to call and regenerate all the chosen. As the gospel is proclaimed in the world, the Spirit makes a special inner calling to those chosen by the Father: the Spirit rebuilds spiritually dead souls; resurrects the dead sinner from the spiritual tomb; grants repentance and faith. The Spirit opens his spiritually blind eyes to see the truth; open your deaf ears to hear the truth. Open your closed hearts to accept the truth. Activate dead truths to believe in the truth. Apply Christ’s saving death to the hearts of the chosen. It is god’s saving grace that is the Holy Spirit in time. [I]
1. For the Lord of armies has determined it; Who, then, will invalidate it?His hand is outstretched; Who, then, will bring him back?Isaiah 14. 27
2. “I will give you a heart, I will give you a new spirit; I will take the stone heart of their flesh and give them a heart of flesh. “Ezekiel 11. 19
3. “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I’ll take your heart out of stone and give you a heart of flesh. Ezekiel 36. 26
4. Everything was given to me by my Father: no one knows the Son but the Father; and no one knows the Father but the Son and the one to whom the Son wants to reveal it. Matthew 11:27
5. But to all who have received it, he has given them the power to become children of God, that is, to those who believe in his name; 13 Who were not born of blood, nor of will of flesh, nor of will of man, but of God?John 1: 12-13
6. Truly, I tell you that the time has come and the time has come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear it will live. John 5:25
7. No one can come to me if he is not brought by the Father who sent me; and I’ll resurrect you on the last day. It is written in the prophets:
And they will all be taught by God
Therefore, everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me. John 6. 44-45
8. Truly, I tell you that he who does not enter the fold through the door, but goes up the other hand, is a thief and thief; but the one who walks through the door is the sheep shepherd. . For him, the doorman opens, the sheep hear his voice, calls his sheep by name and lets them out. After releasing everything that belongs to him, he advances, and they follow him, for they recognize his voice; but under no circumstances will they follow abroad; rather, they will run away from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers. John 10: 1-5
9. “I still have other sheep, not this flock; you’d better run them; You will hear my voice; then there will be a herd and a shepherd.
But you don’t believe, because you’re not my sheep. My sheep hear my voice; I know them and they follow me John 10:16, 26-27.
10. But he answered: A man gave a great dinner and invited many. At dinnertime he sent his servant to warn the guests: Come, that everything is ready. However, everyone, one, began to apologize. The first one said, I bought a field and I need to go see it; Please take me for granted. Another said: I bought five sets of oxen and I will try them; Please take me for granted. And another said, I got married, so I can’t go. When the servant returned, he told his master everything. Then, angry, the owner of the house said to his servant: Go out soon to the streets and alleys of the city and bring here the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame. Then the servant said unto him, Lord, it has been done as you have commanded, and there is still room. The Lord said unto him, Go out the ways and shortcuts, and force all to enter, that my house may be filled. Why do I tell you that none of these invited men will try my dinner?Luke 14: 16-24
11. “For this is for you the promise, for your children and for all who are still far away, that is, as long as the Lord our God asks for it. Acts 2. 39
12. A woman named Ladia, from the city of Tiatira, a God-fearing purple saleswoman, listened to us; The Lord opened his heart to respond to the things Paul said. Acts 16. 14
13. Open your eyes and convert them from darkness to the light and power of Satan for God, that they may receive the remission of sins and inheritance among those sanctified by faith in me (Acts 26. 18).
14. For he knew beforehand, he also predestined them to be according to the image of his Son, that he may be the firstborn among many brethren; and those he predestined, he also called them; already those he called, also justified; and those he justified, who he also glorified. Romans 8. 29-30
15. Still, the twins had not yet been born, and had done neither good nor evil (so that God’s plan for choice would prevail, not by the works, but by the caller), they had already told him:
The eldest will be the child’s servant. Romans 9: 11-12
16 But we preach unto the crucified Christ, the scandal unto the Jews, the madness unto the Gentiles; But to the called, both Jews and Greeks, we preach to Christ, power of God and wisdom of God 1 Corinthians 1: 23-24
17 In which the god of this century blinded the intelligence of the unbelievers, that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, which is the image of God, may shine upon them, for we preach not unto ourselves, but to Christ Jesus as Lord and ourselves as his servants, for the love of Jesus, for God , who said: the light will shine in the darkness, he himself shone in our hearts, for the enlightenment of the knowledge of the glory of God, before Christ. Corinthians 4. 4-6
18. However, when he separated me before my birth and called me by his grace, he was glad to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles, without restrictions, I did not consult flesh and blood. 1: 15-16
19. Lighten the eyes of your heart, to know what is the hope of his vocation, how rich is the glory of his inheritance in the saints, and what is the supreme greatness of his power to those in whom we believe, according to effectiveness. of the strength of his power; who exercised in Christ, lifting him from the dead and making him sit at his right hand in the heavenly places. Ephesians 1: 18-20
20. However, we must always thank God for you, beloved brethren of the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation, for the sanctification of the Spirit, and faith in truth, so He also called you for our gospel, to attain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Thessalonians 2: 13-14
21. Who saved us and called us with a holy vocation; not according to our works, but according to his own determination and grace that were given to us in Christ Jesus before eternal times. 2 Timothy 1. 9
22 Nevertheless, when the goodness of the heart of God our Savior, and his love for all were manifested, not by the works of righteousness which we practice, but according to his mercy, he saved us by the regenerating and renewing washing of the Spirit. . ? Titus 3. 4-5
23. “Nevertheless, ye are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people who belong exclusively to God, to proclaim the virtues of him who called you from darkness into his marvelous light. “Stone 2. 9
24. “Now the God of all grace, who in Christ has called you to his eternal glory, after suffering a little time, will perfect you, strengthen you, he will strengthen you himself. “1 Stone 5. 10
25. “Considered as, by his divine power, we have received all that leads to life and piety, by the full knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and virtue. 2 Stone 1. 3
[i] Adapted quote from Steven Lawson’s book Fundamentos da Graca, Editora Fiel
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