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