Thursday, March 4, 2010

The elect

     Since the Holy Spirit dwells in the elect who have come to faith as he dwells in his temple, and is not idle in them but urges them to obey the commandments of God, believers likewise should not be idle, still less oppose the urgings of the Spirit of God, but should exercise themselves in all Christian virtues, in all godliness, modesty, temperance, patience and brotherly love, and should diligently seek to ‘confirm their call and election’ so that the more they experience the power and might of the Spirit within themselves, the less they will doubt their election. ~~ Book of Concord, FC SD XI, 73

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