Regeneration is strictly God's work, in which He implants a new principle of spiritual life. It is performed by supernatural power and complete in an instant. Sanctification is a process through which the remains of sin in the outward life are gradually removed. Perfect righteousness is our life's goal, but it is not obtained until death. This is sometimes referred to as Christ's active and passive obedience.
Evangelicalism combined with a universal atonement leads to universal salvation.
The Grace does not save anyone, but only opens a way of salvation so men can save themselves. No matter how great a proportion of the work of salvation is God's, man is ultimately the deciding factor. These universalistic approaches reduce Christianity to a religion of works. This doctrine is commonly said to imply that men are forced to believe against their wills, or that men are machines in the matter of salvation. Calvinists hold no such opinion and the full doctrinal statement excludes it.