Anthony Burgess on fatalistic views of conversion

[Reformed Covenanter]

The Antinomians, who seem to deny all the preparatory works upon the heart of man; holding, that Christ immediately communicateth himself to gross sinners abiding so: and though they hold us passive at the first receiving of Christ, which all orthodox do; yet they express it in an unsound sense, comparing God unto a Physician, that doth violently open the sick man’s throat, and pour down his physick whether he will or no …

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Anthony Burgess on fatalistic views of conversion

[T]he Antinomians, who seem to deny all the preparatory works upon the heart of man; holding, that Christ immediately communicateth himself to gross sinners abiding so: and though they hold us pass…

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[John The Baptist]

I think of the young, restless, and reformed movement and the way they often portray conversion

 

[Ryan&Amber2013]

Is that basically getting at the importance of repentance?

 

[John The Baptist]

Is that basically getting at the importance of repentance?

And the use of means in general.