Summary

Tom Shrader closes the eight-week God's Plan for Salvation series by distilling its core argument into four statements: natural man cannot understand spiritual things, God elected some according to His good pleasure, Christ's substitutionary death secured the salvation of the elect, and the Holy Spirit regenerates and seals believers unto final glorification. He then applies these doctrines practically, showing that a proper understanding of divine sovereignty magnifies God, humbles man, and produces assurance rather than arrogance. Shrader also addresses common objections, arguing that this doctrine does not eliminate human responsibility, produce fatalism, or undercut evangelism, but instead frees believers to preach the gospel faithfully while trusting God for the results. “God gave you a new heart and when that salvation message comes, that gospel message comes, you go sprinting to it — your heart desires salvation more than anything else.” — Tom Shrader Series: God's Plan For Salvation Recorded in 1998 Duration: 34 min Themes: salvation, sovereignty of god, election, assurance, evangelism, humility, grace, holy spirit, doubting salvation, new believer, struggling with assurance, questioning why evangelize, seeker exploring reformed theology, sunday school teacher, small group leader, young adult Topics: total depravity, unconditional election, substitutionary atonement, regeneration, calvinism, soteriology, glorification, perseverance of the saints Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:14, Romans 3, Ephesians 1:4-12, 1 Thessalonians 1, Matthew 1:21, 1 John 4:10, Titus 3:5, Ephesians 1:13, Philippians 1:6, John 10:27-29, Romans 9, Romans 10:13-15, 1 Corinthians 3:6-7 — About Priority Living AZ — Priority Living AZ preserves the teaching legacy of Tom Shrader. Browse the full archive at prioritylivingaz.org/archives