Many people think “common grace” and “prevenient grace” are two ways of talking about the same idea. In this video, SEA member Matt O’Reilly explains the crucial difference between the two and why the Arminian…
Prevenient Grace
The God Who Seeks
“Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God as He was walking in the garden in the cool of the day. . .” (Genesis 3:8, NIV) “I revealed myself…
Abner F. Hernandez, “The Doctrine of Prevenient Grace in the Theology of Jacobus Arminius”
Please click on the link to view Abner F. Hernandez, “The Doctrine of Prevenient Grace in the Theology of Jacobus Arminius” (2017). Dissertations. 1670. Available online in PDF from Digital Commons at Andrews University: https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dissertations/1670 From…
Brian Shelton, “The Biblical Case for Prevenient Grace”
The Bible teaches that all people are called to repent and believe the gospel (Mark 1:1; Acts 16:30-31), while also acknowledging that we are dead in sin and cannot come to God of our own…
Remonstrance Episode 67: Prevenient Grace (Part 2)
If you cannot see the player above follow this link: Prevenient Grace (Part 2) In this episode we will continue to discuss the very important doctrine of Prevenient Grace. We will begin by sharing and…
Remonstrance Episode 66: Prevenient Grace (Part 1)
If you cannot see the player above follow this link: Prevenient Grace (Part 1) In this episode we will begin to discuss the very important doctrine of Prevenient Grace. This doctrine separates Wesleyan-Arminian theology from…
Roger Olson, “My Response to John Piper Regarding ‘The Heart of the Calvinist-Arminian Divide’”
Before reading this you should read and/or watch/listen to John Piper’s June 24, 2019 explanation of his perspective on the “heart of the Calvinist-Arminian Divide.” (You can locate it by using a search engine to…
Brian Abasciano, “A Response to John Piper on the Heart of the Divide Between Arminianism and Calvinism”
On the 6/24/19 episode of the “Ask Pastor John” podcast, John Piper addressed what he considers to be the heart of the divide between Arminianism and Calvinism. In his mind, it has to do with…
Kevin R.K. Davis, “Powerful Grace”
GRACE: GOD WILL GET HIS WAY In my dips in Calvinism, the word “grace” for me became a much more active, powerful force in the Kingdom of God. If it was inevitable, going to do…
Dr. Roger Olson, “For Fellow Arminians and Quasi-Arminians (Non-Calvinists): Prevenient Grace”
I recently had a very interesting discussion with a non-Calvinist Baptist theologian and denominational leader. He interviewed me for his podcast about soteriology. (I believe his “show” is called “Soteriology 101.”) I enjoyed the hour…
Does Prevenient Grace Appear in the Old Testament and How Does the Arminian Concept of God’s Sovereignty Apply to Texts that Refer to God Stirring Up People to War or Bringing Things to Pass through All Sorts of Means?
On his website, Arminian Perspectives, Ben Henshaw has a questions page at which he answers questions about Arminianism and Calvinism that visitors to his site pose in the comment section of the page. The following is a…
Some Questions about Total Depravity Answered by Ben Henshaw
On his website, Arminian Perspectives, Ben Henshaw has a questions page at which he answers questions about Arminianism and Calvinism that visitors to his site pose in the comment section of the page. The following…
The God Who Seeks
“Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God as He was walking in the garden in the cool of the day. . .” (Genesis 3:8, NIV)“I revealed myself to those…
Jeff Paton, “Prevenient Grace and Its Relevance for Today”
Please click on the link to read Jeff Paton, “Prevenient Grace and its relevance for today”, an article which resulted from a paper presented to the METHODISM IN THE 21st CENTURY conference in October, 2000.
Timothy Tennent, “Prevenient Grace: Why I am a Methodist and an Evangelical”
Please click on the link to read Timothy Tennent, “Prevenient Grace: Why I am a Methodist and an Evangelical”, from the author’s blog, originally published July, 2011. Prevenient Grace: Why I am a Methodist and an…
Thoughts on a Conversation with Dr. Leighton Flowers
By Christopher R. Cole I’m not the smartest theologian on the planet. In fact, I don’t even really consider myself to be a theologian at all. I am a pastor who is currently appointed to…
A. Philip Brown II, “Does the Bible Teach Prevenient Grace?: A Short Response to William Combs”
Click on the link to read, A. Philip Brown II, “Does the Bible Teach Prevenient Grace?: A Short Response to William Combs”, available in PDF from the author’s website http://www.apbrown2.net. This paper was presented August 5, 2005…
John Leek, “The Promise of Planting with Prevenient Grace”
Click on the link to read, John Leek, “The Promise of Planting with Prevenient Grace”, from Seedbed.
Steve Witzki, “Free Grace or Forced Grace”
Steve Witzki, “Free Grace or Forced Grace,” The Arminian Magazine 19.1 (Spring 2001) In his well known sermon “Free Grace,” John Wesley said that the “grace or love of God, whence cometh our salvation, is FREE…
Brian Shelton, “Is Prevenient Grace in the Bible?”
Please click on the link to read Brian Shelton, “Is Prevenient Grace in the Bible?”, from Seedbed. Shelton is the author of Prevenient Grace: God’s Provision for Fallen Humanity (Francis Asbury Press, 2014).
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