For centuries, theologians have wrangled over precisely what the Bible teaches about the role of the Holy Spirit in drawing People to faith in Christ.
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At issue is just what is the meaning of John 6:44: "No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him." Since the time of the Reformation, theologians have posited different "logical orders," ( ordo salutis ), for repentance, faith, regeneration, conversion, justification, sanctification, etc.
For centuries, theologians have wrangled over precisely what the Bible teaches about the role of the Holy Spirit in drawing People to faith in Christ