CommonGrace

• Extendedtoallmenandwomen• Goddoesnotneedtoextenditatall• Physicalrealm:sunrisesonevil/good,rainfalls(Mt5:45)• Intell realm:KnowledgeofGod(Rom1:19),science• Moralrealm:lawonhearts,conscience(Rom2:14-15)• Societalrealm:Governingauth est.byGod(Rom13:1)• Art&Creativity• Doesnotsaveanyone-mostmoralstillneedSavior• Rom2:4“God’skindnessmeanttoleadtorepentance”

GeneralCall-GospelCall

• Mk16:15“Gointoalltheworld…preachgospel”• External• ManyReject.Notallhaveobeyedgospel(Rom10:16)• VehicleGodchooses• HumanproclamationofGospel• 2Thes 2:14“Tothishecalledyouthroughourgospel,sothatyoumayobtainthegloryofourLordJesusChrist”• Rom10:14“Howthenwilltheycallonhiminwhomtheyhavenotbelieved?Andhowaretheytobelieveinhim ofwhomtheyhaveneverheard?Andhowaretheytohear withoutsomeonepreaching?”

EffectiveCall• Internal,particulartoperson“Cometome…”Mt11:28• GodsummoningpeopletoHimself(throughhumans)• Jn 6:44“NoonecomestomeunlessFatherdrawshim”

• Jn 1:12“ Buttoallwhodidreceivehim, whobelievedinhisname, hegavetheright tobecome childrenofGod”• Rm8:30“Thosehepredestined,hecalled…justified”guar.• Jn 6:37“Allthat theFathergivesmewillcometome,and whoevercomestomeIwillnevercastout.”

EffectiveCall• SpeakstoourintellectexplainingfactsofGospel• Speakstoourhearts:conviction&personalinvitation• Speakstoourwill:willinglyrespondinrepentance&faith

Regeneration:ThesecretactofGodinwhichHegivesusnewSpirituallife.

• Weplaynoactiverole.TotallyGod(John3:3-8)• Ezek 36:26-27-newheartandnewspirit• Jn 1:13“born, notofblood norofthewillofthefleshnorofthewillofman,butofGod.”• Eph 2:1-2“youwere deadinthetrespassesandsins inwhichyouoncewalked”• Eph 2:5“madealivetogetherwithChrist”• HolySpiritisveryactiveinthisprocessJn 16:8,Titus3:5

Regeneration:ThesecretactofGodinwhichHegivesusnewSpirituallife.

• Mustcomebeforewecanrespondtoeffectualcalling• Cannotresponduntilmadealive(Eph 2:4-5,Col2:13)• Thecallandourresponsemaybetooclosetodistinguish• OftensequenceismistakenasreversedbecauseweSEEtheresultsofregenerationAFTERsomeonecomestofaith(fruit)• NotGodmakingusaliveoncewerespondinfaith• IsGodmakingusalivesowecanrespondinfaith

• FruitoftheSpiritarenecessaryresultsandevidence

SOFAR…

• Gospelcomestous(GeneralCall)à• Godcallusspecifically(effectivecall)à• Godgivesusnewspirituallife(regeneration)à• Weareenabledtorespondinfaith

Conversion:OurwillingresponsetotheGospelcallinwhichwesincerelyrepentofour

sinsandplaceourtrustinJesusChristforsalvation

• Turningfromsin(repentance)• TurningtoChrist(faith)• KnowledgeofGodnotenough.James2:19• Knowledgeandapprovalnotenough.John3:2• MustdecidetodependonJesuspersonally• PersonalTrustdenotesmorethanintellectual

• “Cometome…”Jn 6:37,7:37,Mt11:28-30• John3:16-17,36believeandbesaved

Conversion:OurwillingresponsetotheGospelcallinwhichwesincerelyrepentofour

sinsandplaceourtrustinJesusChristforsalvation

• Acts20:21“repentancetowardGodandof faithinourLordJesusChrist.”

• Heb 6:1“repentanceofdeadworksandoffaithtowardGod”• Repentance:heartfeltsorrowforsin,renouncingsin,committingtoforsakesin,walkinginobedience• Fruitofrepentanceisachangedlife

• Faith:occursatthesametimeasrepentance• TurningfromsinandtowardsJesus

• FaithnotjustacceptingJesusassaviorbutalsoasLord• Mt22:28-29…takemyyoke,learnfromme• Mt28:20…teachingthemtoobserveallIhavecommanded• Jn 14:15…ifyoulovemeyouwillkeepmycommandments

Justification

• AddressesGuiltofoursin• LegaldeclarationconcerningourrelationshipwithGod• GodjustifiesusHimself(Rom8:30)• ComesafterourfaithasGod’sresponse(Rom3:26,5:1)• Bygracenotworksthroughfaith(Eph 2:8-9)

Justification

• Completelyforgiven&nolongerliabletopunishment• Rom8:1NocondemnationinChristJesus

• Doesnotmeanthereisnopenaltyforsin-Thereis!• Notjustmakeusmorallyneutral-declaredrighteous• Rm5:19“byoneman’sobediencemanymaderighteous”• 2Cor 5:21Jesusbecamesinsothatwemightbecomeright

• DeclaredrighteousinGod’ssight(Rom8:33-34)• Maycontinuetosuffernaturalconsequencesforsin• Godmaydisciplineifwecontinueinsin(Heb 5:12)

Atonement:TheworkJesusdidinhislifeanddeathtoearnoursalvation

• God’slove&justiceultimatecauseofatonement(Rom3:26)• Wasthereanotherway????NO

• Mt26:39“Ifitbepossible…”• Heb 2:17“Hadtomadelikebrotherto…makepropitiationforsins”• Heb 9:22“Withoutsheddingofbloodthereisnoforgivenessofsin”• Heb 10:4Bloodofbullsandgoatsisnotsufficient• Heb 9:25-26BloodofJesusis…greater!

Atonement:TheworkJesusdidinhislifeanddeathtoearnoursalvation

• NatureofAtonement• Jesussufferedinlifeanddeath

• Physicalpain-beatingsandbearingthewrathofGodforsins• Psychologicalpainofbearingoursins-shame• Abandonment-bydisciplesandFather

• Christperfectobedience/righteousnessappliedtous• Itisfinished!(John19:30,Heb 9:25-28)• 2Cor 5:21