Effectual calling in Christian

Christian theology

- Divisions of Christian theology :There are many methods of categorizing different approaches to Christian theology. For a historical analysis, see the main article on the History of Christian theology.- Sub-disciplines :...

 soteriology is a stage in the ordo salutis

Ordo salutis

Ordo salutis, refers to the series of conceptual steps within the Christian doctrine of salvation. It has been defined as "a technical term of Protestant dogmatics to designate the consecutive steps in the work of the Holy Spirit in the appropriation of salvation." Although there is within...

in which God calls a person to himself. It is connected with, but different to external calling, in which a person hears the gospel message.

Wayne Grudem

Wayne Grudem

Wayne A. Grudem is a Protestant theologian and author. He was born in 1948 in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin and married Margaret White on June 6, 1969 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin...

 suggests that it is a summons from the King

Christ the King

Christ the King is a title of Jesus based on several passages of Scripture. It is used by most Christians. The Roman Catholic Church, together with many Protestant denominations, including the Anglican Churches, Presbyterians, Lutherans and Methodists, celebrate the Feast of Christ the King on the...

 of the universe that has "such power that is brings about the response that it asks for in people's hearts." Grudem appeals to the story of Lydia

Lydia of Thyatira

Lydia of Thyatira is a character in the New Testament. She is regarded as the first recorded convert to Christianity in Europe.-Name:The name, "Lydia", meaning "the Lydian woman", by which she was known indicates that she was from Lydia in Asia Minor. Though she is commonly known as “St...

: according to Acts 16:14, "The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message" (NIV).

External links

• "Of Effectual Calling" from John Gill's
  John Gill (theologian)
  John Gill was an English Baptist pastor, biblical scholar, and theologian who held to a firm Calvinistic soteriology. Born in Kettering, Northamptonshire, he attended Kettering Grammar School where he mastered the Latin classics and learned Greek by age 11...
  
  Body of Doctrinal Divinity