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The instrumental cause of our salvation (6)

Cory Griess·2021-10-15
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This article is the sixth installment in Cory Griess's series examining the instrumental cause of salvation, demonstrating how the Protestant Reformed Church's synods have steered the denomination away from two doctrinal errors: making works part of salvation's instrumental cause alongside faith, and denying the proper order of sequence in God's application of Christ's benefits. The article defends the PRC's synodical decisions regarding the relationship between human activity and divine blessing in salvation, particularly addressing concerns that preaching about preceding human activities necessarily undermines the gratuity of God's grace.

Purpose of this series Since it has been some time since I have written an  article for this series, it is worthwhile to remember the  main point of these articles. (If you want to catch up  or remember more thoroughly, the series may be found  in these issues of the SB: November 15, 2020, p. 93;  December 15, 2020, p. 132; February 15, 2021, p.  236; April 1, 2021, p. 302; June 2021, p. 400.) The  main point of these articles has been to show God's  graciousness to us in His good use of our...

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Author
Cory Griess
Date

2021-10-15

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Scripture References
Psalms
Psalms 32:5Psalms 32:3-4Psalms 32Psalms 51:1
Malachi 3:7
James 4:8
Deuteronomy 8:5
Hebrews 12:6
Topics
JustificationChurch GovernmentApologetics
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