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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who holds the doctrine of monergism, namely, that the Holy Spirit is the only efficient agent in regeneration.
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Since the monergist/synergist distinction, and debate, lies at the source of much theological polemic about justification and predestination, it's necessary to get clear about the former so as to add light rather than heat to the latter.
Philip Cary on monergism Mike L 2006
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Since the monergist/synergist distinction, and debate, lies at the source of much theological polemic about justification and predestination, it's necessary to get clear about the former so as to add light rather than heat to the latter.
Archive 2006-11-01 Mike L 2006
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The monergist begins with the fact that the natural man is dead.
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How you answer that question will depend on whether you are a synergist (God, through Christ, provides fully for your salvation, but you must cooperate in receiving it), or a monergist (man is neither willing nor able, God must do it all).
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Expecting to find an amorphous commentary that neither monergist nor synergist would be offended by, I am very pleased to report to you that the notes from editors of the ESVSB unambiguously affirm divine monergism in regeneration.
CAMPONTHIS 2008
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Expecting to find an amorphous commentary that neither monergist nor synergist would be offended by, I am very pleased to report to you that the notes from editors of the ESVSB unambiguously affirm divine monergism in regeneration.
Reformation Theology 2008
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I know it is convenient to say that I'm not a monergist that must make me a synergist, but that doesn't have to be true.
Pulpit Pimps 2008
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Either God elects [with all that terms means to a monergist] or God takes into account what people are going to do [which is the basic position of an Arminian].
Pulpit Pimps 2008
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The converse presents all kinds of problems for the monergist position, in my opinion.
Pulpit Pimps 2008
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In one of your comments on JJ's last posting you said {Either God elects [with all that terms means to a monergist] or God takes into account what people are going to do [which is the basic position of an Arminian].
Pulpit Pimps 2008
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