Grace
Explain undeserved favor, God’s initiative in salvation, and grace that produces grateful obedience.
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Election and foreknowledge
Present unconditional election in Christ, distinguishing God’s saving initiative from fatalism and speculation about hidden decrees.
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.
Regeneration
Explain the Spirit’s sovereign work of new birth and its relationship to faith, repentance, and changed life.
Repentance and faith
Explain turning from sin and trusting Christ as inseparable responses produced by God’s saving grace.
Union with Christ
Explain participation in Christ’s saving benefits through living union with Him, without confusing believers with His divine person.
Justification
Explain God’s declaration of righteousness through faith in Christ, distinguished from sanctification and grounded in imputed righteousness.
Reconciliation
Explain the removal of hostility through Christ and the resulting peace with God and fellow believers.
Redemption
Explain release through a paid price, Christ’s blood as the ground of deliverance, and the believer’s new belonging.
Adoption
Explain the believer’s gracious reception into God’s family, filial access, inheritance, and family likeness.