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Prevenient grace (or preceding grace or enabling grace) is a Christian theological concept that refers to the grace of God in a person's life which precedes and prepares to conversion. The concept was first developed by Augustine of Hippo (354–430), was affirmed by the Second Council of Orange (529) and has become part of Catholic theology.
Irresistible grace (also called effectual grace, [1] effectual calling, or efficacious grace) is a doctrine in Christian theology particularly associated with Calvinism, which teaches that the saving grace of God is effectually applied to those whom he has determined to save (the elect) and, in God's timing, overcomes their resistance to obeying the call of the gospel, bringing them to faith ...
Prevenient grace first imparts essential spiritual enlightenment, after which the power to believe is granted exclusively to the elect. [67] Augustine viewed the grace leading to justification as unfailing for the elect, [ 68 ] [ 69 ] though he did not explicitly call it "irresistible grace". [ 70 ]
The doctrine of prevenient grace remains one of Methodism's most important doctrines. [69] John Wesley distinguished three kinds of divine grace in the process of salvation: 1. "Prevenient grace" which is an enabling grace preceding regeneration ("prevenient" means preceding). 2.
Common grace is a theological concept in Protestant Christianity, developed primarily in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Reformed/Calvinistic thought, referring to the grace of God that is either common to all humankind, or common to everyone within a particular sphere of influence (limited only by unnecessary cultural factors). It is common ...
After a believer has under the influence of prevenient grace made the faithful decision to follow Christ, God regenerates them spiritually. [25] In contrast to Calvinism , which teaches that regeneration is the decree of God, Arminianism teaches that a sinner must repent and place their faith in Christ as the condition to regeneration and, in ...
The Five Points of Calvinism constitute a summary of soteriology in Reformed Christianity. Named after John Calvin , they largely reflect the teaching of the Canons of Dort . The five points assert that God saves every person upon whom he has mercy, and that his efforts are not frustrated by the unrighteousness or inability of humans.
Augustine argued that prevenient grace is necessary to prepare the human will for conversion. [27] He maintained that God predetermined parents to seek baptism for their newborns, linking water baptism to regeneration. [28] Furthermore, he viewed the divine grace that brings about conversion as unfailing. [29] [30] [31]