Special Grace
Effectual Calling
Grace · 3 verses
Effectual calling represents God's sovereign, irresistible summons whereby the Holy Spirit inwardly illuminates the mind, renews the will, and draws the elect infallibly to Christ. This internal call, distinguished from the external gospel proclamation, never fails to accomplish its intended purpose of bringing the chosen to saving faith.
Scripture References
“Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.”
“No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.”
“And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.”