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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.
How does God save us?
How does God save us? | By his preventing [or prevenient], convincing, justifying, sanctifying, and glorifying grace.
Who, then, can be saved?
Who, then, can be saved? | With mortals it is impossible, but with God all things are possible.
Can we free ourselves from the misery of this condition?
Can we free ourselves from the misery of this condition? | No. In our own strength, without divine grace, we cannot do good works pleasing and acceptable to God.
What is the natural state of humanity?
What is the natural state of humanity? | We believe humanity is fallen from righteousness and, apart from the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, is destitute of holiness and inclined to evil.
Are there other means of grace?
Are there other means of grace? | Yes. Among them are prayer and searching the Scriptures.
How do we encounter Christ at the Lord’s Supper?
How do we encounter Christ at the Lord’s Supper? | Those who rightly, worthily, and in faith eat the broken bread and drink the blessed cup partake of the body and blood of Christ in a spiritual manner until he comes.
What is the Lord’s Supper?
What is the Lord’s Supper? | The Lord’s Supper is a means of grace, a representation of our redemption, a remembrance of the sufferings and death of Christ, and a token of love and union which Christians have with Christ and with one another.