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How are we changed in regeneration?
How are we changed in regeneration? | We are made partakers of the divine nature and experience newness of life.
Is salvation only pardon and assurance?
Is salvation only pardon and assurance? | No. By regeneration, God renews us in righteousness through Jesus Christ, by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Free Will: What Scripture and the Church Teaches
In this Seven Minute Seminary episode, Dr. Chris Lohrstorfer of Wesley Biblical Seminary looks to the Bible as interpreted by Augustine, Pelagius, and the Council of Orange to reveal what our position on free will should be.
How can we be assured of this pardon?
How can we be assured of this pardon? | God’s Spirit witnesses with our spirit that we are children of God.
What does this justification do?
What does this justification do? | It grants us pardon for sin.
Does God require any other sacrifice?
Does God require any other sacrifice? | No. Christ’s offering redeems us from all sin, so that no other satisfaction is required.
Is Christ’s atoning sacrifice for all humanity?
Is Christ’s atoning sacrifice for all humanity? | Yes. The offering Christ freely made on the cross is the perfect and sufficient sacrifice for the sins of the whole world.
How does God reconcile us to himself?
How does God reconcile us to himself? | God’s justifying grace works by faith to bring reconciliation to God through the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ.
How does God lead us to repentance?
How does God lead us to repentance? | God’s convincing grace awakens in us a desire to flee the wrath to come and enables us to begin to fear God and work righteousness.
What We Get Wrong about Love
Many Christians are paralyzed by our cultural moment. How can the church witness to Jesus? Does evangelism still work? In this interview, Katharine Guerrero discusses
What is salvation?
What is salvation? | By salvation, we mean more than the promise of eternal life, but a present deliverance from sin, a restoration of the soul to its original purity; a recovery of the divine nature in righteousness and true holiness, in justice, mercy, and truth.
Does God determine all human actions?
Does God determine all human actions? | No. Influenced and empowered by the Holy Spirit, humans are responsible in freedom to exercise their wills for good.
How does preventing grace re-establish the freedom of the will?
How does preventing grace re-establish the freedom of the will? | While in our bound and helpless state, preventing grace breaks through and enables genuine response to God’s further grace.
How does preventing grace lighten the effects of original sin?
How does preventing grace lighten the effects of original sin? | It prevents the full consequences of our alienation from God and awakens conscience, giving an initial sense of God and the first inclinations toward life in its fullest sense.
How does grace dawn in the helpless soul?
How does grace dawn in the helpless soul? | God’s preventing (or prevenient) grace lightens the effects of original sin even before we are aware of our need for God.