Introduction: The Calvinist Claim Calvinists argue that Ezekiel 36:26 (“I will give you a new heart… I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh”) teaches monergistic regeneration—that God alone replaces the human heart without any cooperation from the sinner. James White (The Potter’s Freedom) asserts: “Just as a corpse cannot resist resurrection,…
Calvinist Interpretation: Irresistible Grace James White, in The Potter’s Freedom, argues that John 6:44 (“No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them”) teaches monergistic regeneration: God’s grace irresistibly compels the elect to faith. White insists this “drawing” (Gk. helkō) is a divine act of resurrection power that overcomes human inability (pp. 283–285). For Calvinists,…
Introduction: The Calvinist Claim Calvinism’s Irresistible Grace asserts that God unilaterally and monergistically regenerates the elect, enabling faith without their cooperation. James White defends this doctrine in The Potter’s Freedom, comparing regeneration to Lazarus’ resurrection: “Just as Lazarus could not resist Christ’s call to life, so too the spiritually dead cannot resist God’s regenerating grace” (p. 299). Critics argue this…