Monergism (Good News for Dry Bones)

Monergism and the Resurrection of Dry Bones

The theological term, if you must know, that I'm teaching here is monergism. Monergism comes from two Greek words. Mono, meaning alone. Ergon, we get words like energy. Mono, alone. Ergon, work. So what we're saying here is that monergism refers to a solo work.

That regeneration, the resurrection of dry bones, is not the bones and God work together to bring about the resurrection. What would that be like? What if God told Ezekiel, figure out a way to encourage these bones to work with me so I don't violate their will.

They can work with me and it will bring about the resurrection. What would have happened? No resurrection. That's because regeneration is monergistic. It's God's work alone upon a lost sinner rather than the sinner and God working together to create life.

That's illustrated in verse 10. I prophesied as he commanded and the breath came into them and they lived and stood on their feet an exceedingly great army. This is the teaching of the Bible, friends.

Salvation Belongs to the Lord

Salvation belongs to the Lord, Jonah 2 .9. John Bunyan once preached, To be saved by grace alone, supposeth that God hath taken the salvation of our souls into his own hand, and to be sure it is safer in God's hand than ours.

Who will be saved in period? Whosoever God is pleased to say. But leaving salvation in the hands of our sovereign and gracious God is far better than trying to put salvation in our hands. It's safer in the hands of God, Bunyan said, than it is in the hands of men.