Dependence

"...my obedience is neither the basis for my justification nor the ground of my approach to God as a sinner who has been besmeared by sin, and I flee afresh to the Mediator of the New Covenant. Every exposure of sin in the life of a true believer drives him afresh to his Saviour, and anything that drives him afresh to his Saviour makes his Saviour more precious." From The Practical Implications of Calvinism By Albert N. Martin

God Glorified in Man's Dependence Jonathan Edwards - 1 Corinthians 1:29-31

A Divine and Supernatural Light - Jonathan Edwards

Believing God on Election Day by John Piper

The Poor in Spirit by Brian Schwertley

Not the labors of my hands can fulfill thy law's commands;
could my zeal no respite know, could my tears forever flow,
all for sin could not atone; thou must save, and thou alone.

Nothing in my hand I bring, simply to the cross I cling;
naked, come to thee for dress; helpless, look to thee for grace;
foul, I to the fountain fly; wash me, Savior, or I die.
Augustus M. Toplady

Pray Without Ceasing John Piper

Calvinism Today by B.B Warfield - complete dependence on God -thevery essence of Calvinism.

How to live a miserable Christian life (part i) Erik Raymond -Irish Calvinist

Notes on Our Ongoing Need of Redemption as Christians by J.W. Hendryx

Christ vs. Moralism by John W. Hendryx

Sanctification via Union With Christ by John Hendryx

Covenant Theology: The Absolute Dependence of the Creature Dr. James E. Bordwine

SPIRITUAL IDOLATRY John Angell James

Prayer is the place where humility is adopted, pride is abandoned, needs are admitted, and dependence acknowledged upon Christ. We must preface all endeavors with dependent prayer since too often we ignore prayer and seek to accomplish in the strength of our own wills those things God has placed on our hearts to do. But, on the other hand, prayer without action is also foolish. In most circumstances, it is not wise to prayer and then do nothing. Consider the farmer: He does not merely pray and hope that crops will come forth. Rather, he plows up the fallow ground, sows his seed and labors until harvest. But he also knows that without the blessing of rain and good climate, his harvest will never come, no matter how hard he works. So both the farmers' work and God's blessing is necessary for results. Likewise when we pray, we should not merely sit back and hope something will happen. When we see God's will not being done on earth we must both pray and work to see change take place. This prayer driven work is the most wise and likely to bring success. Like the planting of crops, the results are still ultimately dependent on God blessing the endeavor. We must 1) not work independently of God and 2) should not put our hands to rest only trusting in a miracle. Rather we should work hard as if the outcome depended on ourselves, while we rest in faith upon the glorious fact that everything depends on the soveriegn Lord. This is the biblical model and would fall under the doctrine of concurrence.

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