Effectual Calling

CR101 Radio - Podcast Network · Apr 12, 2026 · 5m

Because human beings are constantly changing in tastes, emotions, and even convictions, it might seem that faith itself is insecure and that salvation could be lost as easily as it is gained; but this fear rests on a false assumption that salvation depends on man. Scripture teaches instead that faith is not a human achievement but a gift of God, and therefore cannot be undone by human changeability. If salvation depended on our ability to keep believing, it would never be secure; but because it rests on God’s sovereign act, it is firm and inalienable. Effectual calling means that God Himself…