THIRD AND FOURTH HEADS OF DOCTRINE
Of the Corruption of Man, His Conversion to God, and the Manner Thereof.
Article 11. But when God accomplishes his good pleasure in the elect, or works in them true conversion, he not only causes the gospel to be externally preached to them, and powerfully illumines their minds by his Holy Spirit, that they may rightly understand and discern the things of the Spirit of God; but by the efficacy of the same regenerating Spirit, pervades the inmost recesses of the man; he opens the closed, and softens the hardened heart, and circumcises that which was uncircumcised, infuses new qualities into the will, which though heretofore dead, he quickens; from being evil, disobedient and refractory, he renders it good, obedient, and pliable; actuates and strengthens it, that like a good tree, it may bring forth the fruits of good actions.
Article 12. And this is the regeneration so highly celebrated in Scripture, and denominated a new creation: a resurrection from the dead, a making alive, which God works in us without our aid. But this is in no wise effected merely by the external preaching of the gospel, by moral suasion, or such a mode of operation, that after God has performed his part, it still remains in the power of man to be regenerated or not, to be converted, or to continue unconverted; but it is evidently a supernatural work, most powerful, and at the same time most delightful, astonishing, mysterious, and ineffable; not inferior in efficacy to creation, or the resurrection from the dead, as the Scripture inspired by the author of this work declares; so that all in whose heart God works in this marvelous manner, are certainly, infallibly, and effectually regenerated, and do actually believe. - Whereupon the will thus renewed, is not only actuated and influenced by God, but in consequence of this influence, becomes itself active. Wherefore also, man is himself rightly said to believe and repent, by virtue of that grace received
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So you deny that these teach two regenerations?
Man is said to be regenerated so that man can be regenerated so that man can believe (have faith in Jesus) and repent.
These are your doctrines and yet you deny it or are you ashamed of it.
I challenge you to point our readers to any area in the Scripture where he or she may read without any manner of Tulipology Twisting to force such to say what is does not say.
Jesus stated in Luke 7:50. And He said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you; go in peace."
The verse does not read: And He said to the woman, "Your salvation/regeneration has faithed you.
Jesus clearly and with out any need to twist or reinvent the wheel gives the order of salvation is these very few words believe and be saved or have faith and be saved.
Do you followers of the false doctrine of Dort deny that what Jesus taught rebukes these false teaching?
Dort Devotees / Tulip troopers produce Scripture that, with out commentary, twist, and endless paragraphs to explain it away refutes Jesus?
Where in your bible does it teach two regenerations and then after he is doubly saved will then repent and believe. Where in Scripture is this outline found without running here and there to compile and twist and weave together your false doctrine?
Here are the simple clear Scripture that fully and completely refutes the Dangerous Dort Dogma.
5. But to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness,
Romans 10: 6. But the righteousness based on faith speaks as follows
9. that if you confess with your mouth Jesus {as} Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved;
10. for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.
Here Paul leaves not doubt as to how to understand the order of salvation. To deny this is to deny sound doctrine.
1. Righteousness that is based upon faith must be accordingly:
A. confess with mouth
B. believe in your heart - that God raised Jesus from the dead
C. you will be saved, verse ten repeats and confirms this process
Justification is by faith, righteousness is based on faith, and salvation is because of faith
None of these teach that salvation / regeneration comes before faith.
I Cor. 1:21. For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not {come to} know God, God was well-pleased through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe.
The order is first Believe then one is Saved/regenerated/given new birth/caused to be born from above
Acts 16: 31. They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household."
Acts 16:0. and after he brought them out, he said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" 31. They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household."
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