Dead sinners acquire saving faith through the preaching of the Gospel, which God uses to call them to life.
According to Scripture, the acquisition of saving faith by spiritually dead sinners is a work of God's grace accomplished through the preaching of the Gospel. In 1 Corinthians 1:21, Paul notes, 'For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.' This passage affirms that it is not by human reason or wisdom that one comes to faith, but through the divinely ordained means of preaching. God empowers the Gospel message to penetrate the hearts of the spiritually dead, creating faith where there was none. Therefore, through the proclamation of Christ's redemptive work, the Holy Spirit creates new life in dead sinners, enabling them to respond in faith.
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