Fox Street Church of God

Prevenient is defined as to “go before”.  Another English word that also has Latin roots is “convenient” which simply means to “come together” This idea was coined in the early Catholic Church and later reintroduced by theologians John Wesley and Jacobus Arminius as the antithesis of Calvinistic thinking of “predestination”.  Ironically though, all theologians, Wesley, Arminius, and John Calvin were arguing over semantics as they are all talking about predestination but had differences of opinion.

Paul is actually being quite dark in his commentary of Job to the church is Corinth.  We are all mortal right now.  We are going to die.  The things that we love and spend most of out time with are temporary.  Your favorite smell.  Your favorite color.  Your favorite sports team.

No love in a childish complainer.

Paul is concerned about “people” who are causing divisions and persuading people to live contrary to the Gospels.  Therefore, Paul was so eager to make it to Rome as he did not plant this church!  However, someone went there with the genuine Gospel about Jesus, and this gave birth to the church in Rome.

H — Holy Spirit brings unity!
O — Ought to help all who are being oppressed
P — Patience to realize that all people miss the mark!
E — Everyone is supposed to be saved!