The teaching of the New Testament is that we are led to belief and trust in the Gospel by the grace of God.^[1]  At the same time we must make the prompting and encouragement of the Spirit of Grace^[2] our very own; we must will to believe: ‘I believe; help thou mine unbelief’^[3] is the proper approach to the challenge of the Gospel.  Preventing grace is like the helping hand extended to one trying to surmount an obstacle, like getting over a stile; but the point is that he wants, and is attempting to do it himself.  Embracing the way of salvation (by preventing grace), and walking worthily therein (by co‑operating grace), is a joint achievement in which God and man act together,^[4] and since God is no respecter of persons,^[5] it is open to all.