Saint,<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr>[color:"blue"]When regarding the doctrines of grace, if someone cannot give a clear and defined "moment of their salvation" is there any just reason to question it?</font><hr></blockquote><p>Not everyone has a Damascus Road experience like Saul. I know people who confess they were saved on such and such a date and at such and such a time. Well that's the way many people from an Arminian persuation see it happening. When they "decide" to let Jesus come into their heart. However as has been pointed out in this thread regeneration preceeds confession of faith. So that kind of derails this kind of man-centered thinking.<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr>[color:"blue"]I know many evangelists and other who are not calvinistic and take this as a sign of lack of salvation. But was not salvation accomplished 2,000 years ago and not by the sinner's prayer? I suppose it depends on how much credit you give to man. What are some of your views on this?</font><hr></blockquote><p>You're right salvation has been accomplished when Christ declared it finished and rose again from the grave demonstrating that the power of sin had been broken. To all those who are in Him the realization of the Spirit's work brings our testimony of saving faith by grace alone. <blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr>[color:"blue"]Can one of the elect look back and see the work of God throughout their life? Must there be one moment of repentance where the Holy Spirit is recieved? But is it not the Holy Spirit which enables a man to reply to God? </font><hr></blockquote><p>The elect of God should be able to look back in their life and see the work of God throughout their life. I think we have moments of repentance when the Spirit convicts of certain things but we should be living a life of repentance and live in fellowship with our God through the quickening of the Holy Spirit. And we should be able to say with the Psalmist Bless the Lord O my soul and all that is within me bless His holy name.<br><br>Wes

When I survey the wondrous cross on which the Prince of Glory died, my richest gain I count but loss and pour contempt on all my pride. - Isaac Watts