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prevenient grace

prevenient grace noun: an Arminian doctrine distinctive to Methodism and the broader Wesleyan movement. It holds that man is so fallen that he is utterly incapable of perceiving the need for salvation, but God, in His infinite wisdom, has preveniently extended to humankind sufficient grace that we can, through free will, willingly accept salvation.

Noun

prevenient grace (uncountable)

  1. An Arminian doctrine distinctive to Methodism and the broader Wesleyan movement. It holds that man is so fallen that he is utterly incapable of perceiving the need for salvation, but God, in His infinite wisdom, has preveniently extended to humankind sufficient grace that we can, through free will, willingly accept salvation.

Origin of prevenient grace

See prevenience.

Questions about prevenient grace

What does prevenient grace mean?
Prevenient grace means an Arminian doctrine distinctive to Methodism and the broader Wesleyan movement. It holds that man is so fallen that he is utterly incapable of perceiving the need for salvation, but God, in His infinite wisdom, has preveniently extended to humankind sufficient grace that we can, through free will, willingly accept salvation.
What part of speech is prevenient grace?
Prevenient grace is a noun.

Words near prevenient grace in the dictionary

  1. prevenes
  2. prevenge
  3. prevenience
  4. preveniences
  5. prevenient
  6. prevenient grace
  7. preveniently
  8. prevening
  9. prevent
  10. prevent defense
  11. prevent defenses

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