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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Prevenient Grace"”.
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The Doctrine of Prevenient Grace in the Theology of Jacobus Arminius
… the nature, sources, development, and roles of prevenient grace in Arminius’s soteriology.</p> <p>Purpose</p> <p>The dissertation aims to investigate, analyze, and define the probable sources, nature, development, and role of the concept of prevenient or “preceding” grace in the theology of …
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The Meaning of Foreknowledge in Romans 8:29 and Its Ecclesiastical Implications
… as foreseen faith requires that the concept of prevenient grace be true, which is an idea not substantiated from Scripture. (2) Foreseen faith is foreign to the text of Romans 8:29. (3) The verb ãéíþóêù, from which "foreknew" is derived, often connotes love, affection, and relationship. (4) The …
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Graceful Nothings: The Art of Beginning in Søren Kierkegaard’s Theological Anthropology
… practices return the human being to a state of graceful nothing, which Kierkegaard names “primitivity”. From this state, the human being may repeatedly (re-)begin her becoming. This study contributes to Kierkegaard scholarship in several ways. Notably, it: (1) subverts the reduction of …
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Soteriological Perspectives in the Seventh-day Adventist Church From 1930 to 2000
… increasingly proposed more pastoral and grace-centered understandings of the gospel, placing greater emphasis on God’s love and trust rather than fear.</p> <p>In this historical context, this dissertation also analyzes and describes the soteriological positions of twelve key Seventh-day …
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The Salvation of the Unevangelized: A Comparative Analysis of the views of Clark H. Pinnock and Millard J. Erickson
… helpful than Erickson’s. Pinnock affirmed saving grace through Christ and facilitated by the Holy Spirit in both general and special revelation. The unevangelized can be saved by the faith principle when they gain the knowledge of God via general revelation without needing special revelation. …