People are saved because God summons them and he summons them under the proclamation

or the understanding of the gospel.

Forget all the nonsense.

The gospel alone is what God uses to awaken the sinner. Welcome to Grace to you, featuring the Bible teaching of John MacArthur.

I'm your host, Phil Johnson.

What does it matter if you believe that man has free will and chooses to follow Christ,

or that God predestines people for salvation. Is that really worth

debating? Is it really a big deal whether you believe that Christ paid off the sin debt for the

entire world, or only for sinners who end up believing in Christ? Well, as John MacArthur's study

called the Doctrines of Grace has been showing you, where you

land on key salvation issues does have some far-reaching implications for how you pray, how you

worship God, how you witness, how you serve your church. And with so much at stake, make sure

you know what scripture says about these critical issues.

Take your Bible and turn to Romans as John begins today's lesson.

I want you to open your Bible to Romans 8, Romans 8. And let's begin in Romans 8 with some very

familiar revelation from God.

Verse 28, which is familiar to all of us, is a good starting point.

Romans 828.

And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according

to his purpose.

For whom he foreknew, he also predestined to become conformed to the image of his son that

he might be the first born among many

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