A Word from Bob
Since 2022, I’ve been collating quotes from Reformed theologians on the doctrine of common grace. I combined all of those quotes into the post:
10 Reformed Theologians on Common Grace.
A Brief Introduction to Common Grace
In those posts, I’ve introduced the doctrine of common grace with these words.
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 these biblical truths. It also explains how to engage with and evaluate common grace resources using the lens/spectacles of God’s all-sufficient Word.
Some Introductory Definitions of Common Grace
How do Reformed theologians define the doctrine of common grace?
“Every favour of whatever kind or degree, falling short of salvation, which this undeserving and sin-cursed world enjoys at the hand of God” (“Common Grace,” in the Collected Writings of John Murray, II:96). In common grace, God grants
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