Salvation begins with our first wish to know and please God. It is Prevenient Grace that protects us and draws us there, to God himself.
John 1:4
John 6:44
John 8:12
Romans 1:20
Romans 2:14-15
“God worketh in you, therefore you can work. Otherwise it would be impossible.” -John Wesley.
“Stir up the spark of grace which is in you now and God will give you more grace. -John Wesley
Practical effects of Prevenient Grace:
1) Prevenient grace gives us awareness of God.
2) It enables us to respond. We can choose right or wrong.
3) It keeps the world in order, restraining evil.
4) It becomes saving grace for those unable to make moral decisions or express faith in Christ.
Implications of Prevenient Grace:
2) Christ’s commission to Evangelism,
2) openness of Christ’s table in Holy Communion,
3) acknowledgement of our trust in God for his protection over our children and our willingness to be co-laborers with Christ in the wooing Prevenient Grace in Infant Baptism. CBB 10/3/21