Algemene genade is God se goedheid wat nie net vir gelowiges is nie, maar vir alle mense: Hy hou die wêreld in stand, beteuel die kwaad, en laat ook ongelowiges dikwels die waarheid raaksien. Calvyn (Institusie II.2.15) en later Abraham Kuyper en Herman Bavinck het hierdie leer uitgewerk. Daarom kan Christene sê: alle waarheid is God se waarheid.
Common grace is God’s goodness that is not only for believers but for all people: he sustains the world, restrains evil, and often lets unbelievers see the truth as well. Calvin (Institutes II.2.15) and later Abraham Kuyper and Herman Bavinck worked out this doctrine. That is why Christians can say: all truth is God’s truth.