Today, on renewing your mind.

The fact that you're a Christian now, how is that?

And you say, well, because I believed in Jesus,

I made a decision, I can date that decision,

and Paul is shaking his head and he's saying, no,

the reason you're a Christian is because God has done something.

And though there are things that you do,

you do it in response to something that God does.

In Romans chapter 8, the Apostle Paul lays out the order of salvation.

And he makes it incredibly clear that God has always had a sovereign plan to save his people.

Today, on renewing your mind,

Ligonier teaching fellow Dr. Derek Thomas takes a close look at what's known as the

golden chain of redemption and how it insures salvation to those who are called.

Welcome back to our studies of Romans 8.

We're calling it the best chapter in the Bible.

And in our previous study, the best verse in the Bible, probably verse 28.

And we know that for those who love God,

all things work together for good,

for those who are called according to His purpose.

And having mentioned calling, he now expands on that in verse 29.

And verse 30.

For those whom he for new, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his son

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