Irresistible Grace: Can God's Call Be Resisted?
Reformed theology teaches that the Spirit's saving call always brings the elect to faith; we believe God's call through the Gospel is sincere and powerful, that He enables the response He commands, and that sinners can refuse Him.
The lesson walks through the topic one card at a time. The full study is the complete written article, with its sources.
State irresistible grace, or effectual calling, as the Canons of Dort, the Westminster Confession, and Reformed teachers state it
Read John 6:44, Acts 16:14, Romans 8:30, and the other strongest texts in their setting
Show from Scripture that God's gracious call can be resisted
Explain why we reject both faith as a co-work and regeneration before faith
Answer the question of who makes the difference without giving the sinner any ground to boast