Westminster Confession of Faith Chapter by Chapter: 10. Of Effectual Calling

A class working through the Westminster Confession of Faith—one chapter a week. May 29, 2022. Pastor Andrew Dionne.

 

I. All those whom God hath predestinated unto life, and those only, He is pleased, in His appointed and accepted time, effectually to call,¹ by His Word and Spirit,² out of that state of sin and death, in which they are by nature, to grace and salvation by Jesus Christ;³ enlightening their minds spiritually and savingly to understand the things of God,⁴ taking away their heart of stone, and giving unto them an heart of flesh;⁵renewing their wills, and, by His almighty power, determining them to that which is good,⁶ and effectually drawing them to Jesus Christ:⁷ yet so, as they come most freely, being made willing by His grace.⁸

¹ Rom. 8:30, 11:7; Eph. 1:10–11    ² 2 Thess. 2:13–14; 2 Cor. 3:3,6    ³ Rom. 8:2; Eph. 2:1–5; 2 Tim. 1:9–10    ⁴ Acts 26:18; 1 Cor. 2:10,12;Eph. 1:17–18    ⁵ Ezek. 36:26    ⁶ Ezek. 11:19; Phil. 2:13; Deut. 30:6; Ezek. 36:27    ⁷ Eph. 1:19; John 6:44–45    ⁸ Song 1:4; Ps. 110:3; John 6:37;Rom. 6:16–18