substitute for the act of sovereign grace necessary for sinners to come to their senses.” Of course, this last statement is entirely true as far as it goes. The problem is, it does not go far enough. There is more to the story. It doesn’t follow that if God’s Spirit plays a vital role, then reason and persuasion play none. In the apostle Paul’s mind there was no conflict. And according to Paul’s custom, he went to them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures, explaining and giving