On the Irresistibility of Grace
If God is acting for the sake of the person on whom He bestows grace (rather than in some utilitarian fashion using him for the sake of another without taking his interests into account), then if that person will resist this grace, and further if God is omniscient and knows it, then for what possible reason can He give him this grace? In order to damn him more readily? That’s insane! I might say: Give more grace! Or: Give a different kind of grace! Or even: Don’t give grace at all! For goodness’ sake, Spirit, You know everything about that person. Tailor your actions to his unique situation so as to have the desired positive effect!
Now it may be objected, for example, by William Lane Craig, that there may be people who are transcircumstantially depraved. No matter what God does, they will respond badly; they will resist whatever saving grace is given to them, in whatever fashion, of whatever kind, in whatever amount, however apportioned in time. They are mini-devils who are necessarily damned, a different species who live awaiting the horror of hell; it’s just that, unfortunately, nobody told them this when they were conceived. I can’t, however, accept this doctrine; see these posts (“On Craig on Salvation,” “On Craig on Salvation, Part II”) for details.
Update. It must be kept in mind that only actual grace given is not resisted. It does not follow that such a grace cannot be resisted by a different person or by the same person in different circumstances. Nor that unbestowed grace would not be resisted if actually bestowed. One’s character determines which graces he will and will not properly respond to.