{"number":34,"question":"What is effectual calling?","answer":"Effectual calling is the work of God’s Spirit, whereby convincing us of our sin and misery, enlightening our minds in the knowledge of Christ, and renewing our wills, he does persuade and enable us to embrace Jesus Christ freely offered to us in the gospel.","segments":[{"text":"Effectual calling is the work of God’s Spirit,","proofs":["2 Timothy 1:9","2 Thessalonians 2:13–14"],"refs":[{"printed":"2 Timothy 1:9","osis":["2Tim.1.9"]},{"printed":"2 Thessalonians 2:13–14","osis":["2Thess.2.13-2Thess.2.14"]}],"note":null},{"text":"whereby convincing us of our sin and misery,","proofs":["Acts 2:37"],"refs":[{"printed":"Acts 2:37","osis":["Acts.2.37"]}],"note":null},{"text":"enlightening our minds in the knowledge of Christ,","proofs":["Acts 26:18"],"refs":[{"printed":"Acts 26:18","osis":["Acts.26.18"]}],"note":null},{"text":"and renewing our wills,","proofs":["Ezekiel 36:26–27"],"refs":[{"printed":"Ezekiel 36:26–27","osis":["Ezek.36.26-Ezek.36.27"]}],"note":null},{"text":"he does persuade and enable us to embrace Jesus Christ freely offered to us in the gospel.","proofs":["John 6:44–45","Philippians 2:13"],"refs":[{"printed":"John 6:44–45","osis":["John.6.44-John.6.45"]},{"printed":"Philippians 2:13","osis":["Phil.2.13"]}],"note":null}],"section":null,"relations":{"bc1695":["34"],"wlc-modernized":["67"],"wsc-modernized":["31"]},"diffs":[{"source":"wlc-modernized","type":"earlier","segments":[{"text":"Spirit, whereby convincing us of our sin","position":null},{"text":"misery, enlightening our minds in the knowledge","position":null},{"text":"Christ,","position":null},{"text":"renewing our wills,","position":null},{"text":"persuade","position":null},{"text":"enable us","position":null},{"text":"embrace","position":null},{"text":"freely offered to us","position":null},{"text":"gospel.","position":null}]}],"page":null,"leaf":null}