Effectual grace
From “Tota Scriptura”, Joey Day’s personal Scripture topic index wiki
Effectual grace teaches that the saving grace of God is effectually applied to those whom he has determined to save (the elect), whereby in God’s timing, he overcomes their resistance to the gospel call and brings them to saving faith in Christ.
Contents
- 1 Grace is irresistible
- 2 Regeneration is an act of God
- 3 Regeneration precedes faith
- 4 Regeneration precedes repentance
- 5 Faith, repentance are gifts of God
- 6 Jesus and apostles pray to God asking that people would be saved
- 7 Apostles thank God for peoples’ faith
- 8 Jesus draws men to himself
- 9 See also
Grace is irresistible
Jn 6:35–37; Ro 9:18–19
Regeneration is an act of God
Dt 30:6; Jer 31:33; Eze 11:19; 36:26–27; 37:1–14; Jn 1:12–13; 3:5–8; Ac 16:14; Ro 9:15–16; 1Co 1:30; 2Co 4:5–6: Jas 1:17–18
Regeneration precedes faith
Jn 3:27; 6:63–65; Eph 2:5; 1Pe 1:3–5; 1Jn 5:1, 4
Regeneration precedes repentance
1Jn 3:9; 5:18
Faith, repentance are gifts of God
Zec 12:10; Ac 11:18; 18:27; Ro 2:4; 1Co 12:9; Eph 1:3–4; 2:8; Php 1:29; 2Ti 2:24–26; 2Pe 1:1
Jesus and apostles pray to God asking that people would be saved
Lk 22:32; Jn 17:11, 24; Ro 10:1; Col 1:9–11; 1Th 3:11–13; 2Th 1:11–12; 1Ti 2:1–4
Apostles thank God for peoples’ faith
Ro 1:8; 1Co 1:4–9; Eph 1:15–18; Col 1:3–4; 1Th 1:2–5; 2:13; 3:7–10; 2Th 1:3; 2:13–14; Phm 1:4–5
Jesus draws men to himself
Jn 6:44, 63–65 — see also Jn 12:32