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b'The doctrine of irresistible grace is easily understood and it all flows from the first tenet of the Calvinistic understanding of how man is saved. The Bible teaches that man is dead in sin and enslaved to a corrupt nature that does not want or seek God. Man is incapable of doing anything that is pleasing to God. Even though man is dead in his sins, he is, of course, still alive and very active in his or her rebellion. Therefore, being dead is not equivalent with inaction or passivity. Because he is dead in his sins and dead towards God, man must be raised to spiritual life (made alive by God, born again). This is all that irresistible grace means - man must be given life in order that He might (and will) choose Christ. Without this life-giving work by God, man remains dead and enslaved to sin. To be as plainly simple as possible, irresistible grace is about regeneration.'