The Hunger of the Living
Laning examines whether unregenerate people can genuinely desire salvation, arguing from Scripture that the unregenerate are spiritually blind and do not recognize their need for Christ. The article emphasizes that only the regenerate truly perceive themselves as sinners and respond to Christ's call, illustrating key Reformed doctrines about human depravity and God's sovereign work in salvation.
Previous article in this series: September 1, 2013, p. 471. There are people who profess not to be regenerated, but who also say that they desire God to regenerate them. Could this be? Are there any unregenerate people who honestly desire to be delivered from their sin? To answer that question, let us begin by considering what Scripture says about how an unregenerate person views himself. Does he think of himself as one who is dead in sin, and in dire need of deliverance? How unbelievers...
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