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Irresistable Grace
Total Depravity
Unconditional
Election
Limited Atonement
Irresistable Grace
Man enslaved by sin (guilt)
Incapable of good
Expression of God’s anger
God glorifies himself
Determined who he would save
Not an act of faith, belief of will
Focuses on death /
sacrifice of Christ
Affirms substitution
Died only for the elect
God through His grace
sends the Holy Spirit to
change and bring the
individual to faith
A Man Made Doctrine
Irresistable Grace ?
Simply put, the doctrine of irresistible grace
refers to the biblical truth that whatever God
decrees to happen will inevitably come to pass,
even in the salvation of individuals. The Holy
Spirit will work in the lives of the elect so that they
inevitably will come to faith in Christ. The Bible
teaches that the Holy Spirit never fails to bring to
salvation those sinners whom He personally calls
to Christ
…whosoever will not receive you …. shake off the very dust from your feet
for a testimony against them.
(Luke 9.5, Mk 6.11, Matt 10.14, Acts 13.51)
Irresistable Grace ?
The doctrine of irresistible grace recognizes that the
Bible describes natural man as “dead in his
trespasses and sins” … and because man is
spiritually dead he must first be made alive or
regenerated in order to understand and respond to
the Gospel message.
For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
1Cor 15:22
Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation;
even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto
justification of life.
Romans 5.18
Irresistable Grace ?
Irresistible Grace teaches that when the Spirit of
God is sent to change a person's heart, that
person cannot resist the change. This is when
the Spirit of God applies the work of Christ to the
soul. This does not mean that the person is
unwilling to be changed because the Spirit of
God is "fighting against them", rather the Spirit
changes the heart of stone to beat as a heart of
flesh.
…he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them
that diligently seek him. – Heb 11.6
That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him,
though he be not far from every one of us – Acts 17.27
Irresistable Grace ?
Though the gospel call is extended without
exception and without distinction to all men, only
those who are chosen by God for salvation will
come to faith. This special call is effectual when
issued by the Holy Spirit.
If God only intends to save the “elect” that He has chosen,
then why would the Gospel call be extended without
exception/distinction to all men?
Calvinism, an explanation of why some are
not saved when they hear the Gospel,
represents a misunderstanding of the
grace of God. In order to understand
God’s grace (its availability, how it is
applied, and to whom) we need to look at
the practical examples that we have and
allow the word to speak for itself
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We need to understand what the
scriptures teach about God’s grace
and salvation
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting
life.
John 3.16
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but
that the world through him might be saved.
John 3.17
And there is no better way to understand than to go to
the source and see God’s plan in action ….
Examples of Conversion
• Acts 2.36-40 – Save yourselves from this untoward
generation.
• Acts 8.5-12 - But when they believed Philip preaching
• Acts 8.26-37 - If thou believest with all thine heart, thou
mayest
• Acts 10.33 - to hear all things that are commanded thee
of God.
• Acts 16.14 - attended unto the things which were spoken
of Paul
• Acts 16.31-33 - And they spake unto him the word of the
Lord
• Acts 22.16 - …Arise, and be baptized, and wash away
thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord
In the examples of conversion not one word
is ever stated about the Holy Spirit acting
on anyone to change their heart or bring
them to faith. Christ never told Saul what
to do on the road to Damascus and the
angel pointed Philip in the direction of the
Eunuch. All examples of conversion
occurred in the context of being taught by
a faithful Christian.
Role Of The Holy Spirit
• Spirit of God sent to change a person’s heart… ?
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2 Pet 1.21 – Holy men of God …
1 Cor 2.11-13 – Holy Ghost teacheth
John 16.12-14 – He will guide you into all truth
John 12.48 – The word that I have spoken …
Common Denominator
• Rom 1.16 – For I am not ashamed of the
gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God
unto salvation to every one that believeth;
to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
• Eph 6.17 - the sword of the Spirit, which is
the word of God
• Rom 10.17 - So then faith cometh by
hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Resistable Grace
• Deut 30.19 – I set before you this day life
and death
• Josh 24.15 – Choose you this day
The Call Of God
• “Only those who are chosen for salvation
come to faith “
• Rom 10.13-14 – Whosoever shall call on
the name of the Lord shall be saved …
• Acts 17.30 – Now commandeth all men to
repent
• Acts 2.21 – Whosoever shall call on the
name of the Lord shall be saved
The Call Of God
• Isa 55.11 – So shall my word be that goeth
forth out of my mouth: it shall not return
unto me void, but it shall accomplish that
which I please, and it shall prosper in the
thing whereto I sent it.
The Call Of God
• 2 Thess 2.13-14 - But we are bound to
give thanks alway to God for you, brethren
beloved of the Lord, because God hath
from the beginning chosen you to
salvation through sanctification of the
Spirit and belief of the truth: Whereunto he
called you by our gospel, to the obtaining
of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.