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Born Again: The Evangelical Theology of Conversion in John Wesley and George Whitefield is unavailable, but you can change that!

The Christian life is a life of growth. The gospel message is simple but not simplistic. Learning the gospel and its implications is a lifelong process, but modern evangelicals are often too focused on the moment of conversion while ignoring the ongoing work of sanctification. For John Wesley and George Whitefield, justification and sanctification were inseparable. In Born Again, Sean McGever...

they continue on in the life of the converted person. In other words, for example, a person does not repent prior to conversion only; repentance is meant to continue throughout the Christian life. Similarly, prevenient grace exists before, during, and after the moment of instantaneous conversion. However, prevenient grace, conviction of sin, and repentance are a part of the theological way before conversion, or more specifically, instantaneous conversion, in a way that ensuing theological activity
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