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The Distinction Between Sufficient and Efficient Grace
The distinction between sufficient and efficacious grace is oftentimes talked about as if it's two different kinds of grace. For the Thomas you know you can correct me Taylor if I'm not putting this quite right but for the Thomas the sufficient grace is one kind of thing that doesn't result in a good act by itself. An efficacious grace brings with it a potency towards further graces so the stock example is that sort of contrition for one sins brings with it the potency to confess your sins. The Molinist position necessitates a kind of passivity in God in regard to the source of our goodness, he says.