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Tag Archives: Augustine
Augustine of Hippo–the Patron Saint of Skeptics?
by Alexander Earl How do we know what we know? Do we even know anything? What does it mean to know something, anyhow? Come to think of it, how do you know you’re not dreaming, that these words are not … Continue reading
Why is Predestination Missing in Action?
Something is wrong with traditional formulations of the doctrine of divine predestination. For over fifteen hundred years theologians of the Church—Augustine, John Cassian, John of Damascus, Thomas Aquinas, John Duns Scotus, John Calvin, Luis de Molina, Robert Bellarmine, Jacobus Arminius, … Continue reading
Posted in Grace, Justification & Theosis, Preaching
Tagged Arminianism, Augustine, calvinism, Edward Oakes, election, Pelagianism, preaching, predestination
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St Augustine and the Varieties of Monergism
by Phillip Cary, Ph.D. Synergism is just a Greek way of saying “co-operation,” which in turn is just a Latin way of saying “working together.” Paul uses the corresponding Greek verb when he describes himself and his colleagues as “co-working” … Continue reading
St Augustine on Justification by Grace
by Phillip Cary, Ph.D. To ask about Augustine’s view of justification is already something of an anachronism. To begin with, Augustine does not make a distinction between justification and sanctification. Of course he speaks a great deal about righteousness (i.e. … Continue reading
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Tagged Augustine, grace, justification, Phillip Cary
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Irresistible grace: our secret hope?
Whenever the Lutheran theologian Gerhard Forde was asked, “Is the grace of God irresistible?” he would typically reply, “I find it to be so, don’t you?” How would you answer the question? In yesterday’s article “Irresistible Grace: Is Sergius Bulgakov … Continue reading
Irresistible Grace: Is Sergius Bulgakov an Augustinian?
“The theophany of the parousia,” Sergius Bulgakov declares, “has all-conquering power and irresistible force” (The Bride of the Lamb, p. 492). As we saw in the previous article, he believes the persuasive power of the parousial manifestation of the glorified … Continue reading
