At one point, you did get close when you wrote,»
unregenerate unbelievers have no ability to understand, respond, or believe the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ,» but you incorrectly linked this with Satan being in control of the world.
This is the strongest of the possible words that could have been used here, as it implies that Satan is in complete control of this world and therefore,
unregenerate unbelievers have no ability to understand, respond, or believe the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Not exact matches
Following on the idea that faith is meritorious, and therefore impossible for an
unregenerate person to do, Calvinists nevertheless recognize that there are scores of passages all over the New Testament which call
unbelievers to believe in Jesus for eternal life.