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Irresistible Grace
by Augustine
by Loraine Boettner
by Jonathan Edwards
by John Gill
by John Murray
by Francis Turretin
by Thomas Watson
Irresistible Grace - Defined
From the The Five Points of Calvinism by David N. Steele & Curtis C. Thomas
In addition to the outward general call to salvation which is made to everyone who hears the gospel, the Holy Spirit extends to the elect a special inward call that inevitably brings them to salvation. The external call (which is made to all without distinction) can be, and often is, rejected; whereas the internal call (which is made only to the elect) cannot be rejected, it always results in conversion. By means of this special call the Spirit irresistibly draws sinners to Christ. He is not limited in His work of applying salvation by man's will, nor is He dependent upon man's cooperation for success. The Spirit graciously causes the elect sinner to cooperate, to believe, to repent, to come freely and willingly to Christ. God's grace, therefore, is invincible; it never fails to result in the salvation of those to whom it is extended.
(John 3:16, Matthew 22:14, Acts 17:29-31, Matthew 23:37-39, John 6:44, Romans 8:28-30, John 1:12-13, John 3:1-8, Ephesians 2:8-10)
"Jesus Christ is the sum and quintessence of the gospel; the wonder of angels; the joy and triumph of saints" (Thomas Watson, Body of Divinity, ch. 23).
Scriptural support
Irresistible Grace
"All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out" (Jn 6:37 ESV)
"And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day" (Jn 6:39).
"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"
(Jn 6:44 KJV).
“It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life” (Jn 6:63).
“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Not of works, lest any man should boast” (Eph 2:8-9).
“For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake” (Phil 1:29).
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you" (1 Pet 1: 3, 4).
"It is by Christ alone that eternal life is ever communicated to men" (Jonathan Edwards; Jn 6:68).
""For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily" (Col 2:9).
