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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.
Lewis Sperry Chafer (1871 – 1952) influenced modern free grace theologians. [14] [15] [16]The doctrines of Sandemanianism concerning salvation, which were popularized by the non-comformist Robert Sandeman (1718 – 1771) and the Baptist preacher Archibald McLean (1733–1812) have often been compared to some segments of the modern Free Grace movement.
The doctrine of conditional election is most often associated with the Arminian churches. The Arminians have defended their belief against the doctrine of other Calvinist churches since the early 17th century when they submitted the following statement of doctrine to the Reformed Churches of the Low Countries: [1]
Augustine developed the concept of "prevenient grace". [ 62 ] [ 63 ] In response to Pelagianism , he argued that prevenient grace is necessary to prepare the human will for conversion . [ 63 ] When Pelagius appealed to St. Ambrose (c. 339 – c. 397) to support his view, Augustine replied with a series of quotations from Ambrose which indicated ...
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For Wesley, God is constantly seeking to recover his lost sheep, "not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance" (2 Peter 3:9, NIV). As theologian Thomas Oden describes Wesley's view, prevenient grace "begins to enable [not just aid, as in semi-pelagianism] one to choose further to cooperate with saving grace. By offering the ...
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