A Word from Bob
Today’s post continues my two-year study on common grace. For a blog post that collates all of that research, see:
Reformed Theologians on Common Grace.
John Frame (1939) is a Calvinist theologian known especially for his work in presuppositional apologetics and systematic theology. He was a student of Cornelius Van Til and is one of the foremost interpreters of Van Til.
Today’s post not only explores Frame’s thinking on common grace, but it also delves into his thinking on how common grace relates to biblical counseling and Christian integrative counseling.
Introducing Common Grace
In Reformed Christian theology, unregenerate persons are totally depraved and all of their thinking is seen as under the noetic (mind) impact of sin and fallenness.
Yet, also in Reformed thinking, the unregenerate/unsaved person can make valid contributions to society, culture, the arts, research, science, and more.
How can these two truths be held together at one time?
The Reformed doctrine of common grace explains how we can hold to both truths. It also explains how to engage with and evaluate common grace resources using the lens/spectacles of God’s all-sufficient Word.
Defining Common Grace
John Frame defines common grace succinctly:
“Common grace is
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