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Irresistible Grace: The fourth tenet of Calvinism, the doctrine of irresistible grace teaches that all those for whom Christ died are those in whom the Holy Spirit works regeneration, and that the Holy Spirit's working is irresistible, that is no human being who is engaged by the Holy Spirit rejects His working.
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The fact that calling is an act of God, and of God alone, should impress upon us the divine monergism in teh initiation of salvation in actual procession. We become partakers of redemption by an act of God that instates us in the realm of salvation, and all the corresponding changes in us and in our attitudes and reactions are the result of the saving forces at work within the realm into which, by God’s sovereign and efficacious act, we have been ushered. The call, as that by which the predestinating purpose begins to take effect, is in this respect of divine monergism after the pattern of predestination itself. It is of God and of God alone.
John Murray “The Call” from Collected Writings of John Murray (2:166)

Here we reach the ultimate point of separation between semi-Pelagianism and Augustinianism, between Arminianism and Calvinism, between Rome and the Reformation. Here we discover whether we are utterly dependent on grace for our salvation or if, while still in the flesh, still in bondage to sin, and still dead in sin, we can cooperate with grace in such a way that affects our eternal destiny. In the Reformation view, the work of regeneration is performed by God and by him alone. The sinner is completely passive in receiving this action. Regeneration is an example of God's operative grace. Any cooperation we display toward God occurs only after the work of regeneration has been completed. Of course we respond to this work. We respond in a manner similar to that of Lazarus when, after being loosed, he stepped out of the tomb.
R.C. Sproul from What is Reformed Theology?

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The Call that Brings a Response Paul Helmicon
The Jesus Syllogism: A Biblical Reflection on John 6 J.W. Hendryxicon
Effectual Calling and Regeneration Van Leesicon
Irresistible Grace C. Matthew McMahon (A Purtian's Mind)icon
The Necessity of the Use of Means in the Spirit's Work of Monergistic Regeneration JW Hendryxicon
Why God’s Grace is Sovereign and Free Jay Wegter (with added highlights from John Piper's The Justification of God)icon
The Biblical Terminology for Calling Sam Stormsicon
A Glorious Calling Max A Forsythe - Q31 (Shorter Catechism) Ezekiel 36:22-38icon
Irresistible Grace Gordon Girod - from The Deeper Faith, a short compendium on the Canons of the Synod of Dorticon
Irresistible Grace Michael Finneyicon
Irresistible Grace Fred Butlericon
Irresistible Grace Gise J. Van Baren - from The Five Points of Calvinism by Herman Hanko, Homer Hoeksema, and Gise J. Van Barenicon
Irresistible Grace - Is it Biblical? www.GotQuestions.orgicon
Born Again: The Doctrine of Effectual Calling Michael Gowensicon
Calvinistic Infusion: On the Relationships between Infusion, Regeneration, and Justification Michael Sudduthicon
Effectual Calling Bob Burridge - Subjective Soteriology (Lesson 2)icon
Effectual Call Roger Smalling, D.Minicon
John Chapter 6 James Whiteicon
Calling Nick Bibileicon
Irresistible Grace Frank Beckicon
Irresistable Grace Arthur C. Custanceicon
Election and Calling: A Biblical/Theological Study (.pdf) Dr. Greg Welty, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminaryicon
Irresistible Grace Jeff Spry (pdf)icon
Who Can Come (.pdf) Mark Webbicon
Grace Is Resistible...Until It's Not John Pipericon
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