Common Grace
Nature of Common Grace
Grace · 6 verses
Common grace denotes God's beneficent operations toward all humanity without discrimination, restraining sin's full expression, enabling civic virtue, and bestowing temporal blessings upon the just and unjust alike. This universal favor, while not redemptive in effect, demonstrates divine goodness and renders all men inexcusable before their Creator.
Scripture References
“That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.”
“Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.”
“The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.”
“These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season. That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.”
“But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.”
“Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;”