 | Geoffrey Hodson - Religion - 1994 - 326 pages
...prepare himself, by his own natural strength and good works, to faith, and calling upon God: Wherefore we have no power to do good works pleasant and acceptable to God, without the grace of God by Christ preventing us, that we may have that good will, and working with us, when we have that good will. The... | |
 | Darryl J. Gless - Literary Criticism - 1994 - 300 pages
...grace. Yet Article 10, "Of Free Will," seems at once to assert and to undermine the notion of necessity: "we have no power to do good works pleasant and acceptable to God, without the grace of God by Christ preventing us, that we may have a good will, and working with us, when we have that good will." 21... | |
 | Ted Campbell - Religion - 1996 - 364 pages
...and prepare himself, by his own natural strength and works, to faith and calling upon God; wherefore we have no power to do good works, pleasant and acceptable to God, without the grace of God by Christ [coming before] us, that we may have a good will, and working within us, when we have that good will.217... | |
 | John B. Boles - Religion - 1996 - 264 pages
...and prepare himself by his own natural strength and works to faith, and calling upon God: Wherefore we have no power to do good works pleasant and acceptable to God, without the grace of God by Christ . . . [enabling], that we may have a good will, and working with us, when we have that good will."20... | |
 | Paul F. M. Zahl - Religion - 1998 - 128 pages
...prepare himself, by his own natural strength and good works, to faith, and calling upon God. Wherefore we have no power to do good works pleasant and acceptable to God, without the grace of God by Christ preventing us, that we may have a good will, and working with us, when we have that good will. XI.... | |
 | Robert M. Ryan - Literary Criticism - 1997 - 324 pages
...prepare himself by his own natural strength and good works to faith and calling upon God. Wherefore we have no power to do good works pleasant and acceptable to God, without the grace of God by Christ preventing us, that we may have a good will, and working with us when we have that good will. That... | |
 | Robert L. Short - Religion - 2000 - 148 pages
...prepare himself, by his own natural strength and good works, to faith, and calling upon God. Wherefore we have no power to do good works pleasant and acceptable to God, without the grace of God by Christ preventing us, that we may have a good will, and working with us, when we have that good will ("Articles... | |
 | Thomas C. Oden - Religion - 2002 - 188 pages
...responsible in freedom to exercise his will for good."43 The Wesleyan Church Articles of Religion state: "We have no power to do good works pleasant and acceptable to God without the grace of God by Christ working in us, that we may have a good will, and working with us when we have that good wilL"44 The... | |
 | Steve Turner - Music - 2009 - 308 pages
...prepare himself. by his own natural strength and good works. to faith. and calling upon God. Wherefore we have no power to do good works pleasant and acceptable to God. without the grace of God in Christ preventing us. that we may have a good wilL and working with us. when we have that good wilL"... | |
 | Ronald Paulson - Art - 2003 - 460 pages
...weight. Complete dependence on the grace of God is asserted, with only a small loophole for good works: We have no power to do good works pleasant and acceptable to God, without the grace of God by Christ preventing us, that we may have a good will, and working with us, when we have that good will. (Art.... | |
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The condition of Man after the fall of Adam is such, that he cannot turn and prepare himself, by his own natural strength and good works, to faith, and calling upon God. Wherefore we have no power to do good works pleasant and acceptable to God, without... 
