[LiteKeeper]

Not according to Calvinism, that is why they call it 'sovereign' Grace.
God only gives it to who He has selected in eternity past to save.
Grace is God's mercy, rooted in His love.
Man can reject that Grace by rejecting God.
Hence, Noah found Grace in the eyes of God because Noah followed God.

Nothing of what you said contradicts my assertion. Grace is still "free" by definition. One can reject it, or accept it, but it is still "free." I don't pay for it, I don't earn it, God simply, and freely bestows it upon me, whether I accept it or not.

[fortheDeclaration]

Nothing of what you said contradicts my assertion. Grace is still "free" by definition. One can reject it, or accept it, but it is still "free." I don't pay for it, I don't earn it, God simply, and freely bestows it upon me, whether I accept it or not.

Well, then you are stating that Grace is sovereign grace, which means that it is irresistable,.

Free grace (regarding salvation) is just that 'free' in that it is a gift (Rom.6:23), but like any gift, it can be rejected as well as accepted.

Christ cried out for anyone who thirsted to come to Him in Jn.7:37 (see Isa.55), but few come because they reject that grace.

Now, according to Calvinism only the elect receive the grace of faith, based on a sovereign election, a faith which cannot be rejected.