The Order of Salvation

God has granted us the blessings of salvation in an orderly and experiential manner. The distinct order in which the blessings are applied to God’s peo­ple is based on three important truths. First of all, this plan of salvation is based on the sovereignty of God. God is sovereign over all things, specifically the salva­tion of man. God exercises His perfect will and sovereignty in this area according to Ephesians 1:11: “in whom (Christ) we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated...