Article on human depravity and prevenient grace
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The "Article on human depravity and prevenient grace" is a key Remonstrant doctrinal statement that affirms both the depth of human sinfulness and the necessity of God’s enabling grace that precedes and makes possible a free human response to the gospel.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Article on human depravity and prevenient grace canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian doctrinal text
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Remonstrant doctrinal statement ⓘ theological article ⓘ |
| affirmsDoctrine |
human depravity
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inability of humans to save themselves ⓘ necessity of divine grace for salvation ⓘ prevenient grace ⓘ |
| associatedWithDebate |
A Display of Arminianism
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surface form:
Arminian–Calvinist controversy
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| associatedWithGroup | Remonstrant theologians ⓘ |
| category |
Christian soteriology
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Protestant doctrinal formulations ⓘ |
| clarifies |
that prevenient grace makes faith possible but not inevitable
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that prevenient grace precedes conversion ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | strict determinist views of salvation ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
compatibility of divine grace and human freedom
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depth of human sin ⓘ priority of divine initiative in salvation ⓘ universality of human corruption ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalTradition |
Arminianism
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surface form:
Arminian theology
Remonstrants ⓘ
surface form:
Remonstrantism
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| influences | later Arminian articulations of sin and grace ⓘ |
| opposesView |
that grace is unnecessary for the first movement toward God
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that humans can initiate salvation by their own power ⓘ |
| purpose |
to articulate a Remonstrant understanding of sin and grace
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to defend the necessity of enabling grace for faith ⓘ to safeguard both divine sovereignty and human responsibility ⓘ |
| relatedToDoctrine |
effectual calling
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free will in salvation ⓘ original sin ⓘ resistible grace ⓘ |
| supportsView |
humans retain a genuinely free response enabled by grace
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salvation begins with God’s gracious action ⓘ |
| teaches |
Grace of God
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surface form:
God’s grace precedes human response to the gospel
grace enables but does not coerce human response ⓘ human sinfulness is profound and pervasive ⓘ humans cannot come to God apart from grace ⓘ the human will must be freed by grace to respond to God ⓘ |
| theologicalEmphasis |
God’s initiative in awakening and enabling sinners
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moral responsibility of humans to respond to grace ⓘ |
| usedInContext | Remonstrant confessional and teaching settings ⓘ |
| viewOnGrace |
grace is necessary for any good toward salvation
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prevenient grace is universally offered ⓘ |
| viewOnHumanWill |
the will can respond freely once enabled by grace
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the will is bound by sin apart from grace ⓘ |
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