“But he who practices the truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds may be manifested as having been wrought in God.” John 3:23.
Our passion for Reformed doctrine is to manifest that our deeds, including our faith (our act of belief) are wrought in God. We would not come to faith unless we were born of God. We were dead in sin, and we would not come to faith, unless we were made alive. We were hostile to God and enslaved to sin by Satan, and we would not come to faith in Christ, unless God drew us to Christ.
The beginning of John 3 makes it very clear that “being born again” is wrought in God. “Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born, can he?” Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. “That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. “Do not be amazed that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ “The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit.” John 3:3-8.
Even our faith is a gift of God. “For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.” Ephesians 2:8-10. Our deeds, including our faith (our act of belief) are wrought in God.
John 1:12-13 makes it clear that “being born again” is not an act of our faith or our will, but of God. Our faith is wrought in God. “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.” (Emphasis added.)
In conclusion, how can we come to Christ, “the Light”, without declaring and showing that our deeds, including our faith (our act of belief) are wrought in God? If our faith was just a product of our “free will”, then we could boast. But, as is the case, if our deeds, including our faith, are wrought in God, God gets all the glory. So, we bang the drum loudly about Reformed doctrine which declares that our deeds, including our faith (our act of belief) are wrought in God.
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