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Effectual Calling and what It looks like.
Premises:
1) God reveals himself to us through his creation2) God reveals
himself to us through his Word3) God reveals himself to us through
his Son
Romans 8:28-30
28And we know that in all things God works for the good of those
who love him,
[a]who
[b]have been
called according to his purpose.29
For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to
the
likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many
brothers.30
And those he predestined, he
also called; those he called, he also justified; those he
justified, he also glorified.
A. God laid the Architectural Plans for all His works before He
created the worldB. 20And if the Lord had not cut short the days,
no human being would be saved. But for(A)
the sake of the elect, whom(B)
he chose, he shortened the days.
a. God shortened the days of tribulation and struggle for the
sake of Hissheep (john 1:1-8)
C. Effectual Calling: that which effectuates whatever it
attempts to doa. Isaiah 55:11
i. 11 so is my word that goes out from my mouth:It will not
return to me empty,
but will accomplish what I desire
and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.
b. Outer calling: hearing the name of Jesus outwardly spokeni.
Matthew 25:34, john 6:37
c. The problem here is that dead men cant seek after God:i.
Romans 3:11: Man in his fallen condition is so bound by sin and
blinded by his iniquities that he desires nothing to do with
a
Holy God. The problem is mans will which is SET against God
and is bound. Those that seek after God will find him.
(Jeremiah
29:13, 1 corinthians 2:14)
ii. Before the external calling, there needs to be an inward
work ofthe Holy Spirit. Matthew 2:14 : Few in consideration to
How
many Billion people have existed. (95 billion est. )
iii. John 6:37: The recognition of an inward call and outward
call.d. 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14 :e. This Gift of salvation is
something Unearned, unmerited, and
undeserved. As we look around we see some embrace Jesus and
New
life while others seem to breeze by without it. 1 Corinthians
4:7
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i. 7For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you
have that you didnot receive? And if you did receive it, why do you
boast as though you did not?
ii. The situation is: everything we have received comes from
God,therefore if the choice to follow God comes from ourselves,
we
oftentimes(almost always) turn to our brother and say, I am
better than you, more religious, more spiritual, more
softhearted, less in love with sin and the world, leads us
to
boast. Luke 18:9-14
iii. Some people suppose man can free himself from his
Trespassesand sin: Hence comes religion. But we in Jesus: (John
8:36, job
14:4)
B. Man is free to do whatever he WANTS, which is why hes
responsible for
everything he does. The problem is he doesnt have the power to
do what he
OUGHT. He ought to love God will all his heart, Strength, Mind,
and soul. Mark
12:30
a. Ephesians 1:9-11
b: Lets consider the creation of the Universe and how This world
came about:
Genesis 1:1-3. Through the word of His Power! John 1:1
c: John 11:43 : The dead come to life. Lazarus
d: Was anyone asked What color their eyes should be or where
they would
be born or What parents would they like to have?
E: The holy spirit awakens, guides and takes away the darkened
mind,
illuminates his understanding, unstops his ears, takes away his
heart of stone,
gives him a heart of flesh, renews his Dead will,
F: What about those who externally hear the word and never
really see it
penetrate the depths of their heart?
1: . It is always a voluntary act to harden the heart, and a
voluntary state when the hardness of
heart is continued.
2: Men harden their hearts by indulging prejudice against
God
3: . They often harden their hearts by indulging prejudices
against the church, against the ministry,
against the truth. Press them to repent, and you will find in
fact that they immediately betake
themselves to finding fault with Christians and ministersThey
often harden their hearts by indulging
prejudices against the church, against the ministry, against the
truth
4: Men harden their hearts through a pride of consistency.
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5:
5:Men harden their hearts because they are ashamed to forsake
the ranks of the ungodly, and openly
confess Christ
6: Men harden their hearts through an unwillingness to confess
and make restitution where they have
wronged their neighbors
7: Men harden their hearts by yielding to their temper
8: Men harden their hearts through the "fear of man
9: Sinners still more frequently harden their hearts by yielding
to their own censorious tendencies. They
have a bitter, sour spirit themselves. They are selfish, and
suspect everybody else of being selfish.
10: Men often harden their hearts through fear of being
ridiculed, or persecuted, if they become
religious..
