Irresistible Grace or Effectual Calling

Isaiah 46:10-11 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:  Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.

Q: What is effectual calling?

A: Effectual calling is the work of God's Spirit, whereby, convincing us of our sin and misery, enlightening our minds in the knowledge of Christ, and renewing our wills, he doth persuade and enable us to embrace Jesus Christ, freely offered to us in the gospel.

·         2 Timothy 1:8-9

·         Ephesians 1:18-20

·         Acts 2:37

·         Acts 26:18

·         Ezekiel 36:26-27

·         John 6:44-45

·         Philippians 2:13

·         Deuteronomy 30:6

·         Ephesians 2:5

This is the work of the Holy Spirit

Philippians 1:6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

In the initial working of the Holy Spirit in regeneration there is no co-operation of the sinner whatsoever. Eze 11:19, Rom 9:16 & Phil 2:13

What do we learn from Mat 22:1-14

Look at what Christ said in John 6:37 & 65

The method we are to use is peaching

·         1 Cor 1:21 to proclaim

·         Rom 10:17

Read Acts 16

What do you learn from verse 6-10

Verse 14 And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us (General call): whose heart the Lord opened (The irresistible work of the Holy spirit), that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul (The effectual call).