“There is only one way of salvation. Men are sinful rebels against God, by nature, enemies of holiness and He who is holy. Dominated by sin, ruled over by evil, we are helpless to even drag ourselves toward the true and holy God, even if we wanted to! We are dead in sin. "But God, who is rich in mercy, because of the great love which he loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ" (Ephesians 2:4-5). The Father, in His infinite mercy and grace, saved us in Christ Jesus.” LoveHopeJesusPeaceLove QuotesMercySalvationTheologyHope QuotesBible StudyGods GraceCalvinismGods LoveBible InterpretationGods SovereigntyGods PlanGods WordReformed TheologySalvation By Grace Book:Drawn by the Father: A study of John 6:35-45 Source: Drawn by the Father: A study of John 6:35-45
“Christ is our all. He is everything to the Christian. He fills all, is in all, and He is our life (Colossians 3:4, 11). It is in Him that all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden (Colossians 2:3). He is the author and finisher of our salvation, the one who starts it, works it out, and completes it (Hebrews 12:2). This is as the Father wanted it. He places His people in the hands of the Son, having joined them to the Son in a super-natural union, so the Son, by His perfect life of obedience, and perfect act of self-sacrifice upon the cross, can bring about their full and complete salvation.” JesusChristianityTheologyFaith QuotesChristian QuotesBible StudyReligion And PhiloshophyChristianity FaithCalvinismBible InterpretationReformed Theology Book:Drawn by the Father: A study of John 6:35-45 Source: Drawn by the Father: A study of John 6:35-45
“The Christian has been drawn unto Christ. Those who wish to boast in having something to do with their salvation, or who insist that the final decision lays with man, resist the clear meaning of Christ's words, "draw." But this is a wondrous term. It is beautiful to hear. Drawn in love. Drawn in mercy. Drawn unto the one who died in my place. It is sovereign action, undertaken by the one who holds the entire universe by His power. It is an irresistible drawing, most definitely, but is a drawing of grace. The one drawing loves the one who is being drawn. And those drawn can never be thankful enough to God who brought them out of darkness into the marvelous light of Christ.” LoveHopeJesusPeaceLove QuotesChristianityTheologyGods WillHope QuotesBible StudyGods GraceReligion And PhiloshophyCalvinismGods LoveBible InterpretationGods SovereigntyGods PlanGods WordReformed Theology Author:James R. White