What about Irresistible Grace?

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What’s Your Question? for Jan. 20, 2010

Calvinist doctrine says those who have been predestined to life, and only those, God will effectually call in His appointed time. When He calls them, by a direct operation of the Spirit, they cannot reject it. If the doctrines of total depravity, and predestination were true, then a miraculous calling would be necessary. The Bible teaches God chose “through sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth” (2 Thess. 2:13), but this does not teach a miraculous calling. The next verse says “He called you by our gospel.” The gospel is the power of God unto salvation “for everyone who believes” (Rom. 1:16). When men obey from the heart the doctrine of Christ they are “set free from sin” (Rom. 6:17,18). He predetermined the place of salvation – in Christ (Eph. 1:3-6), but we must make the choice to obey.