THE PURITAN MORPHOLOGY OF CONVERSION

Humanity’s Perspective

Humanity’s Evidence of God's Grace

God's Perspective

     

    		 1. Election
  1. Life of Sin
    		2.

     

     
  2. Preparation for Salvation
    1. Attendance upon God's word
    2. Submission to the moral law (10 Commandments, etc.)
    3. Awareness of one's sins
    4. Fear of the consequences of sin
      		5.

      2. Vocation
    5. Assurance of Salvation
      		6.
    6. Consideration of the promises of salvation revealed in the Bible
    7. A spark of faith, a will and desire to believe in God's grace.
    8. Doubt and despair of salvation
    9. Doubt, but also a feeling of assurance and a belief in God's mercy
      		10.

      3. Justification
    10. A grief for sin because it is sin (i.e., rebellion against God) rather than because of sin's consequences
    11. Grace to endeavor to obey God's commandments

      12. 4. Sanctification
    12. Physical Death

      13.  

      5. Glorification

      ADAPTED FROM: Darrett B. Rutman, American Puritanism (New York: W. W. Norton, 1977), 99-101.
      HIS 338: Religion in American History
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