Theological Term of the Week
Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at 9:02PM
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monergism
“[T]he doctrine that the Holy Spirit is the only efficient agent in regeneration—that the human will possesses no inclination to holiness until regenerated, and therefore cannot coöperate in regeneration.”1

Learn more:

  1. Theopedia: Monergism
  2. John Hendryx: A Simple Explanation of Monergism
  3. John Hendryx: Two Views of Regeneration
  4. James White: A Defense of Monergism
  5. Gannon Murphy: A Defense of Monergistic Regeneration
  6. Fred Butler: Identifying the Heart of the Debate: Synergism vs. Monergism (mp3)

Related terms:

1 Century Dictionary

Filed under Reformed Theology

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