The Psalms Versus Common Grace
Rev. Angus Stewart presents a systematic critique of common grace doctrine from a strictly Reformed perspective, arguing that the concept contradicts biblical teaching on God's sovereignty, total depravity, and reprobation. The article methodically dismantles eight variations of common grace theology by appealing to Scripture, making it essential reading for those engaged in the historic Reformed debate over God's attitude toward the reprobate and the nature of His grace.
Rev. Angus Stewart (I) Common grace is, according to its theorists, a grace of God that is common: a grace of God for everybody, head for head, bar none, including the reprobate, those not elected nor redeemed nor effectually called in Jesus Christ. The advocates of common grace claim that God has grace, love and mercy for the reprobate, those whom God has eternally decreed not to save but to punish in the way of their sins. There are many different doctrines of common grace, but all forms...