the question asked by calvinists: emphasizing god’s sovereignty - emphasizing man’s inability...

What Can A Dead

Man Do?

The Question Asked by Calvinists: emphasizing God’s Sovereignty - Emphasizing man’s inability

Man dead through his sins (Eph. 2:1, Col. 2:13)Can a spiritually dead man respond to the Gospel of Christ?

What Can A Dead

Man Do?

Unregenerate Gentiles can “know” – Creation (Rom. 1:19-20)

Nicodemus could “reason” – Jesus is teacher from God (Jn. 3:2, 3,5)

Unregenerate Paul served God with “clear conscience” (Acts 23:1, 24:16, 26:9)

What Can A Dead

Man Do?

Unregenerate Paul had a “will” to serve God and His Law (Rom. 7)

Spiritually dead Men are not so corrupted in spiritual perception, conscience , will and emotions that they cannot respond to the Gospel The LIGHT OF THE GOSPEL – Sufficient (Acts 26: 17-18)

Spiritual Quickening Does Not

Occur Apart From Word

Dead “hear” the voice of the Son of God and

“live”

John 5:25-26,John 6:63

Spiritual Quickening Does Not

Occur Apart From Word

The Father “Draws” us to Christ: Through

being “Taught”

John 6:44, 65John 6:45, Heb. 8:11Acts 2:22-38, 41, I Pet. 4:6

The Bible Speaks of One

Spiritual Quickening for those dead in

SinBegotten through the Word (I Pet. 1:23)

Not Quickening Voice and then through the

word!

The Bible Speaks of One

Spiritual Quickening for those dead in

SinSpiritually Dead can Read writing and believe (Jn. 20:30-31)

Where is the Quickening Voice

Here?

The Bible Speaks of One

Spiritual Quickening for those dead in

SinGod’s Word is sent as “snow” and “rain” to prepare the heart

(Isa. 55:8-11)

Seed of word prepares, produces and accomplishes!

The Bible Speaks of One

Spiritual Quickening for those dead in

SinThe Lord “opened” Lydia’s heart

(Acts 16:14)

She “heard” – Lord opened – she Hearkened

in obedience

Did not Jesus have to make Lazarus alive

first before he could come

forth?

Raised With Christ To Walk in Newness of Life

(Eph. 2:5, Col. 2:12-13)

Dead – Baptism- LifeRom. 6:3-4