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Arminian Prevenient Grace

biblelighthouse

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Many of you are probably familiar with the Arminian version of the Prevenient Grace doctrine. They know that a Biblical belief of man's total depravity will inevitably lead them to Calvinism, so they invent the idea of Wesleyan prevenient grace . . . grace that God supposedly gives to *everyone* to counteract depravity, which enables (but doesn't ensure) a person's salvation.

Have you heard Arminians tout their version of "prevenient grace"? Here are some thoughts to refute it: http://www.biblelighthouse.com/sovereignty/prevenient.htm

I like using Mark 4 and Matthew 11 to counteract the Arminian versions of prevenient grace. I also really like the arguments Thomas Schreiner uses in his book.

What are your thoughts?

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Joseph M. Gleason
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cygnusx1

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My main thought would be if Saving Grace is available to every single sinner , then men can be saved without the Gospel , for not every man has heared the Gospel .

So that would mean men can be any religion and be saved as many Roman Catholics teach.


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Prevenient Grace is entirely Open Theistic, and thus, heretical.
 
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