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| No Sir. Conversion REQUIRES human decisions; It is regeneration that does NOT require any; The dead in trespasses and sins are incapable of any. What's the matter with you? |
Regeneration and Conversion
Regeneration - when the spiritually dead are
quickened and given eternal life - is by the Spirit's work alone.
Conversion - when the regenerated is brought
to believe the gospel truth of his eternal salvation by God's free grace in
Jesus Christ - involves human decisions. (ONLY those regenerated by the Spirit
of God CAN BE converted, brought to understand and embrace the truth of their
salvation by the free grace of God while STILL dead in trespasses and sins. Eph
2:5,8.}
Regeneration and
conversion are distinct, but not a few revered theologians obfuscate them.
The former is monergistic, and the latter is
synergistic. In conversion, the gospel truths need to be preached/read/heard,
understood, and believed - activities that ONLY a regenerate elect can
exercise.
Conversion requires the decisions of the
regenerated.
Regeneration involves NO human activities
because it is the spiritually dead who are quickened to life.
A biblical distinction is the essence of
sound theology, not a soundbite.
