To: Cvengr
Adam, all man had been imputed with sin and dead in the spirit until they believe in Christ and His sacrifice provided substitutionary atonement for sin, thereby allowing the Holy Spirit to make our faith efficacious for salvation. How does a dead man take the medicine that will cure him? So you do not mean REALLY DEAD just sorta dead I assume??
Could I have a scripture on the Holy Spirit making grace efficacious?
285 posted on
09/02/2003 9:24:44 PM PDT by
RnMomof7
(Saved by Grace, Calvinist by a free will choice)
To: RnMomof7
Is that like being "kinda pregnant"? ;)
287 posted on
09/02/2003 9:25:53 PM PDT by
snerkel
To: RnMomof7
Eph 1:13
297 posted on
09/02/2003 10:52:24 PM PDT by
Cvengr
(0:^))
To: RnMomof7
Eph 1:13, Isa 49:8,
Common grace leading to efficacious grace in 1 Cor 1:18,
2:14; Jn 6:44; Rom 8:7; 2 Cor 4:3-4.
298 posted on
09/02/2003 10:56:10 PM PDT by
Cvengr
(0:^))
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