Common Grace

Point I A. The First Point of Common Grace, as adopted by the C.R. Synod of 1924: “Relative to the first point which concerns the favorable attitude of God towards humanity in general and not only towards the elect, Synod declares it to be established according to Scripture and the confession, that apart from the saving of grace of God shown only to those that are elect unto eternal life, there is also a certain favor or grace of God which He shows to His creatures in general. This is evident...