Divine Sovereignty and Human Responsibility in Salvation
There are many verses in Scripture championed by various theological positions concerning salvation. Consider the following texts which teach both divine sovereignty and human responsibility:
Matthew 23:37 "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem ... how often would I have gathered they children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!"
John 6:37 "All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and chim that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out."
John 6:44 "No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me odraw him: and gI will raise him up at the last day."
Acts 13:48 "And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and das many as were ordained to eternal life believed."
Acts 16:14 "And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of zThyatira, awhich worshipped God, heard us: whose bheart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul."
1 Thess 1:3-4 "Remembering gwithout ceasing hyour work of ifaith, and klabour of ilove, and lpatience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of mGod and our Father; 4 Knowing, brethren ||nbeloved, nyour election of God."
2 Thess 2:13-14 "But gwe are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, hbrethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath ifrom the beginning chosen you to salvation kthrough sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: 14 Whereunto lhe called you by our gospel, mto the obtaining of the lglory of our Lord Jesus Christ."
