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Regeneration, saving faith, and union with Christ

Martyn McGeown·2024-05-15
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This resource presents a theological critique of Rev. McGeown's article on saving faith, specifically questioning the relationship between faith, regeneration, and union with Christ. The correspondent argues that ingrafting into Christ must logically precede faith (as a passive work of the Spirit), and challenges the article's apparent suggestion that believing precedes or effects union with Christ, with particular concern for how this teaching applies to covenant children and infants. The exchange illuminates key Reformed distinctions regarding the ordo salutis and the nature of faith as both a passive reception of grace and an active response of the believer.

Dear Rev. McGeown, I am looking for clarification regarding some state­ments in your recent article in the Standard Bearer, "Saving faith: Given to Believe" (March 1, 2024). I understand faith in its activity, which the article ex­plains well, and faith as a bond. My concern regards the section on the faculty of faith regarding our ingrafting into Christ and the role of faith in this "process," espe­cially viewing faith in its activity. My understanding of ingrafting as referenced in Romans...

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Author
Martyn McGeown
Date

2024-05-15

Source
Standard Bearer
Scripture References
Romans 11
Psalms
Psalms 22:9Psalms 71:5
Topics
JustificationPneumatologyBiblical Interpretation
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