Study Questions:

1. What does it mean that we are saved by grace?
   
   
   
2. What is meant by irresistible grace?
   
   
   
3. Does irresistible grace imply that man is saved contrary to his will? Explain.
   
   
   
4. What is the fruit of God's grace in the sinner?
   
   
   
5. Does the truth of irresistible grace preclude the use of means, particularly the means of the preaching of the gospel? Explain.
   
   
   
6. How can you explain those passages of Scripture (like Matthew 23:37 and Acts 7:51) which seem to teach that it is possible for the sinner to resist God's grace?
   
   
   
7. How is the teaching of free will a denial of irresistible grace?
   
   
   
8. How does the teaching of common grace lead to a denial of irresistible grace?
   
   
   
9. How is the teaching of the free offer of the gospel an implicit denial of irresistible grace?
   
   
   
10. What is the importance of maintaining that grace is irresistible as far as the truth that salvation is by grace alone is concerned?
    
    
    
11. What is the importance of the doctrine of irresistible grace in relation to the believer's assurance?
    
    
    
12. What impact has the doctrine of irresistible grace on the truth of conversion?
    
    
    
13. How is the truth of irresistible grace related to the other of the Five Points of Calvinism?
    
    
    

Scripture References:

1. Prove that salvation is by grace alone.
   
   
   
2. Prove that salvation is not on account of man's works.
   
   
   
3. Prove that even our repenting and believing are due to the grace of God.
   
   
   
4. Prove that the grace of salvation is irresistible.
   
   
   
5. Quote a passage of Scripture that speaks of salvation as re-birth, re-creation, or resurrection. Explain how this passage proves irresistible grace.
   
   
   

Questions for Reflection:

1. What impact has the truth of irresistible grace on the Reformed view of the preaching of the gospel? Is the methodology of Reformed preaching different from the methodology employed in Arminian preaching because of the doctrine of irresistible grace?
   
   
   
2. Is it possible for a man to be brought to salvation by "natural light" apart from the grace of God?
   
   
   
   
3. What are the fruits of irresistible grace for which a Christian ought to look in his life and by which he may be assured that he is the object of God's grace? Are these fruits of grace present in your life?
   
   
   
4. Is it a matter of "grace" that a man outwardly conforms himself to the law of God? What considerations might enter in here?
   
   
   
5. Is the truth of irresistible grace experienced by the believer? Explain.
   
   
   

Memory Work:

1. Romans 8:29, 30: For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. 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.
   
   
2. Romans 9:16: So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that showeth mercy.
   
   
3. Ephesians 2:8-10: 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. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
   
   
4. John 3:3: Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
   
   

1. The Sovereignty of God
2. Total Depravity
3. Unconditional Election
4. Limited Atonement
5. Irresistable Grace
6. Perseverence of the Saints
   
   

• Foreword
• Preface
  

1. The Sovereignty of God
   A.The Doctrine
   B. Scripture Passages
   C. Objections
   D. Denials of God's Sovereignty
   E. Practical Importance
   F. Relation to the Five Points
   
   
2. Total Depravity
   A. The Doctrine
   B. Scripture Passages
   C. Difficult Passages
   D. Objections
   E. Denials of Total Depravity
   F. Practical Importance
   G. Relation to the Other Four Points
   
   
3. Unconditional Election
   A. The Doctrine
   B. Scripture Passages
   C. Difficult Passages
   D. Objections
   E. Denials of Unconditional Election
   F. Practical Implications
   G. Relation to the Other Four Points
   
   
4. Limited Atonement
   A. The Doctrine
   B. Scripture Passages
   C. Difficult Passages
   D. Objections
   E. Denials of Limited Atonement
   F. Practical Importance
   G. Relation to the Other Four Points
   
   
5. Irresistible Grace
   A. The Doctrine
   B. Scripture Passages
   C. Difficult Passages
   D. Objections
   E. Denials of Irresistible Grace
   F. Practical Importance
   G. Relation to the Other Four Points
   
   
6. Perseverance of the Saints
   A. The Name
   B. The Doctrine
   C. Scripture Passages
   D. Difficult Passages
   E. Objections
   F. Denials of Perseverance of Saints
   G. Practical Importance
   H. Relation to the Other Four Points
   
   Recommended Readings (Omitted here, but found in the back of the book, for further discussion on this site go to:
   The Five Points of Calvinism
   
   Appendix I (Citations from the Creeds)
   
   Appendix II (Index of Scriptural Passages-these are unlisted here but are found in the back of the book.)
   
   Study Guide for "Saved by Grace"