The Sovereignty of God III (In Salvation)

God is sovereign in the providential ordering of our lives. God is sovereign over our natural world. God is sovereign in the saving of men. It is at this point that much controversy is stirred. To say that man has nothing to do in our salvation is to humble him at the lowest. Pride would have us contribute something. God would have us bring nothing. We are saved by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. God supplies all three.
Let it be stated emphatically that man has no free will when it comes to salvation. He will gnash his teeth to the gums at this point and exclaim "I do have my part!" But God has his say in the matter: "It is not of him who wills"(Rom. 9:16).
There is one objection that I Will answer. It is objected that "whosoever will." It is easy to answer this in that whosoever will is the one that God has enabled to will. None of the dead can come out of the grave and join us in the ranks of Christ if we call them in terms of whosoever will. But those that have been made alive may freely come and join us. No more proof is required for this is a matter of pride and humility. It is not of him who wills!