Studies on Strong Doctrine Study Guide

CHAPTER ONE
PREVENIENT GRACE


1.         __________ __________ is used to describe God’s grace “before times eternal.”

2.         T          F          The Arminian view of Grace does not equate prevenient grace with universal grace.

3.         T          F          God’s grace is not only unmerited, it is also unmeritable.

4.         “Man’s __________ is in bondage to __________, and unless God overrides that hell‑bound will, there would never be any person saved.”

5.         T          F          Even  though God is able to restrain the will of man, He will not change the will of man.

6.         T          F          The word “prevenient” is not generally misunderstood.

7.         T          F          Prevenient grace is antecedent to human existence.

8.         T          F          To be chosen in Christ is not considered one of the acts of Prevenient Grace.

9.         T          F          When the bible speaks about predestination, it refers to the conformity to the image of Christ in the resurrection.

10.       T          F          Man has an inherent ability to have faith within himself that saves him from destruction.

11.       T          F          Acts 13:48 states that man has been ordained to eternal life because he believes.

12.       “Salvation is by __________ in all of its aspects, and as it was begun in __________, so it will be consummated in __________, for all of God’s redemptive dealings with man are of __________.”

13.       “All men are by nature __________; and the absolute __________ of God is a doctrine hateful to the natural and depraved __________.”

14.       T          F          “Boasting is excluded by grace.”

15.       T          F          When it comes to salvation and individual assurance, there must follow certain fruits of repentance and faith.

16.       The Holy Spirit extends to the elect a special inward call that inevitably brings them to salvation. This inward calling is referred as __________ __________.

17.       Prevenient grace is part of the theological system which is called __________.

18.       Calvinism has been characterized in the past as __________.