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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. It is also present in Reformed theology, through the form of an effectual calling leading some individuals irresistibly to salvation. It is also in Arminian theology, according to which it is dispensed universally in order to enable people to respond to the offer of salvation, though it does not ensure personal acceptance.

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Prevenient grace

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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...

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Grace in Christianity

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people apart from grace." But God reaches out with "first grace" or "prevenient grace". The Calvinist doctrine known as irresistible grace states that, since...

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Irresistible grace

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distinguished from prevenient grace, particularly associated with Arminianism, which teaches that the offer of salvation through grace does not act irresistibly...

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Total depravity

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most important of which is the distinction between irresistible grace and prevenient grace. In opposition to Pelagius, who believed that after The Fall people...

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Five Articles of Remonstrance

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by the prevenient grace of God. This article rejects the idea that justifying grace is irresistible. It asserts that once God's prevenient grace has enabled...

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Arminianism

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beliefs are that God's preparing (prevenient) grace to regeneration is universal, and that God's justifying grace allowing regeneration is resistible...

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Perseverance of the saints

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respond to the gospel if God did not enable individuals to do so by His prevenient grace. Calvinists maintain that God selected certain individuals for salvation...

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Synergism

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by sin but God grants all sinners prevenient grace (prevenient meaning "coming before"). With this prevenient grace (or with its effects on the fallen...

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Sola gratia

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holding that God, through prevenient grace, reaches out to all individuals though they have the free will to cooperate with that grace or reject it. In November...

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Concupiscence

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as a result of prevenient grace and do good; this prevenient grace convicts humans of the necessity of the new birth (first work of grace), through which...

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Five solae

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believe that God saves only by grace and not at all by merit, but man, enabled by what is referred to as "prevenient grace", is enabled by the Holy Spirit...

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Unlimited atonement

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restoration of the ability to respond to God's call of salvation (see Prevenient grace). Salvation is available for all—The doctrine of unlimited atonement...

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Common grace

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Arminian sees this common grace including what has been termed "common sufficient grace" or the Wesleyan "prevenient grace" whereby the effects of the...

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Free will in theology

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cogent free will theology presupposing prevenient grace. What he calls "essential kenosis" says God acts preveniently to give freedom/agency to all creatures...

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Covenant theology

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overarching theological covenants: those of redemption, of works, and of grace. Covenentalists call these three covenants "theological" because, though...

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Means of grace

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world.―Principles of Holy Living, Emmanuel Association of Churches Prevenient Grace Christian soteriology Felton, Gayle. By Water and the Spirit. 1998...

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Unconditional election

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whom he foreknows will exercise their free will to respond to God's prevenient grace with faith in Christ. God's election was for a clear unalterable purpose...

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De libero arbitrio diatribe sive collatio

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sometimes prevenient grace, or elevating grace, and quite often consoling grace; elsewhere it implies medicinal grace, but very often pardoning grace, or even...

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Church of the Nazarene

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least three parts: Prevenient Grace, Justifying Grace, and Sanctifying Grace. Prevenient grace, or the grace that "goes before" us, is given to all people...

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Salvation

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Gnosis Henosis Legalism (theology) Penance Perseverance of the saints Prevenient grace Regeneration (theology) Steps to Christ "Definition of salvation |...

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Remonstrant Confession

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Semipelagianism and reaffirmed in the Confession the prevenient grace of God: “We think therefore that the grace of God is the beginning, progress and completion...

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Age of accountability

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are born into this world with natures inclined to sin, and yet the prevenient grace of God provides for their redemption during that time before the age...

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Methodism

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salvation based on belief in God's prevenient grace enabling fallen sinners to respond freely to God's offer of saving grace. Davies, Gwyn (2002). "A Light...

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Salvation in Christianity

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irresistible grace. Arminians, such as Methodists, also believe and teach total depravity, but with the distinct difference of teaching prevenient grace. In Christian...

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Free grace theology

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Free grace theology is a Christian soteriological view which holds that the only condition of salvation is faith, excluding good works and perseverance...

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Jacobus Arminius

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Arminius taught of a "preventing" (or prevenient) grace that has been conferred upon all by the Holy Spirit and this grace is "sufficient for belief, in spite...

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Salvation of infants

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are born into this world with natures inclined to sin, and yet the prevenient grace of God provides for their redemption during that time before the age...

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Christian theology

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enslaved to the service of sin and, apart from the efficacious or prevenient grace of God, is utterly unable to choose to follow God or choose to accept...

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Sovereignty of God in Christianity

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although sinners cannot achieve salvation on their own, without “prevenient grace” (enabling grace), God makes salvation possible for all through Jesus Christ...

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Limited atonement

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the reprobate. This is in contrast to a belief that God's prevenient grace (or "enabling grace") enables all to respond to the salvation offered by God...

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