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Repentance and faith

Explain turning from sin and trusting Christ as inseparable responses produced by God’s saving grace.

Regeneration

Explain the Spirit’s sovereign work of new birth and its relationship to faith, repentance, and changed life.

The gospel invitation and effectual calling

Distinguish the outward proclamation of Christ from the Spirit’s effective inward calling while preserving the sincerity of the gospel invitation and the necessity of faith.

Election and foreknowledge

Present unconditional election in Christ, distinguishing God’s saving initiative from fatalism and speculation about hidden decrees.

Grace

Explain undeserved favor, God’s initiative in salvation, and grace that produces grateful obedience.

The gospel

Present the saving message of Christ’s person and work, repentance and faith, and the resulting life of discipleship.

Atonement

Explain Christ’s once-for-all substitutionary sacrifice, propitiation, and effective redemption of His people.

Jesus Christ

Confess Jesus as the eternal Son incarnate, fully God and fully man, the promised Messiah and only Savior.

The biblical covenants

Trace the covenants through Scripture and explain their unity in God’s saving purpose and their fulfillment in Christ.