Does The New Testament Teach Irresistible Grace?

Well, rc, if one grace cannot save, how do you know when you have the grace that does save? Can you see election grace?
Can you see protection grace?
Can you see wind grace?

Which grace is "unmerited favor"? How can you tell?

Elected to receive the ability to put our faith in Christ? Do you mean that in this age of Grace that not all are under God's grace? but only some nebulous group that is elected to get the ability to have faith, a human attribute inherent to all mankind, but not all can have it?

What a preposterously innane weakminded concept of Christianity! You, like Nicodemus, should be chided for you lack of understanding!

 

rc...my friend...deep breaths

 

Truthfully, no. I do not understand how God works his grace nor do I understand why. But He tells us in scripture that salvation, regeneration, justification, sanctification, and our eventual glorification are all works of His Grace. Hence the by grace statements. By His grace and for His glory!!

But hey I am simple minded. I really do not understand exactly the particle/wave duality of light but I do accept the principle based on observation and experimentation. If I can't get something finite how can I be expected to understand the infinite ways of the Almighty, but I do accept them to be true, I take Him at His word.

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IHS,
cbc

 

Thanks for you honesty Corry,

I wouldn't say you are simple minded. but it seems you do lack a certain curiosity regarding things of the Faith.

You appear to accept "by grace" differently than most Calvinists on this BBS. It seems to me you are saying that Grace is not the way, or how, something happens, but the enabler for something to happen. Is that is correct assessment?

 

Wouldn't say I lack curiosity on things of faith, I struggle with reconciling how grace and faith go together as well as mans free agency. However, my final authority is scripture.

I would say that grace is the way, the how, and the enabler.


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IHS,
cbc

 

I'll "ignore" it KJ

Prov. 12.15-16

 

I might agree with you that without grace, faith would not work. But without faith, grace cannot work. God has the grace, man MUST HAVE the FAITH. Faith alone is what saves us.