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How do we know that God is the author of our transformation?

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God is acknowledged as the sole author of our transformation based on Romans 6:17, where Paul exclaims, 'But thanks be to God.'

In Romans 6:17, when Paul states, 'But thanks be to God,' he attributes the entirety of the believers' transformation to God's sovereign work. The use of passive verbs throughout this passage emphasizes that the Romans did not transform themselves; rather, they were the subjects of God's action. Paul explicitly notes that they were 'delivered' and 'made free,' showing that it was God alone who enacted their emancipation from sin. This biblical understanding of monergism (the belief that salvation is primarily the work of God alone) asserts that any transformation we experience is a result of God's initiative and power in our lives, reinforcing the doctrine of sovereign grace.
Scripture References: Romans 6:17-18

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