Hearing the word is the devout receiving of the will of God.
The good pleasure of God is an act of the divine will freely and effectively determining all things.
The ordinary ministry is that which receives all of its direction from the will of God revealed in the Scriptures and from those means which God has appointed in the church for its continual edification.
The efficiency of God may be understood as either creation or providence.
The starting point of sanctification is the filthiness, corruption, or stain of sin.
The attributes of God tell us what He is and who He is.