Calling: Fishing for Men
This article explores the theological connection between God's unconditional election and regeneration, and the purpose of gospel preaching in light of these doctrines. Laning addresses the apparent tension some Christians feel between God's sovereign choice to save only the elect and the mandate to preach the gospel to all people, introducing the ordo salutis framework with particular attention to how God's effectual calling operates through the preached Word to draw the regenerate to Christ.
Previous article in this series: February 1, 2014, p. 211. If God has chosen to save only some, and if He regenerates these people without their seeking it, what is the purpose of preaching the gospel to all men? Many professing Christians ask this question. It is common to hear them ask it when they hear the truth that God desires to save only some people. That doctrine does not fit with their view of the content of the gospel and the purpose of the preaching. In other words, the question...
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