“Predestination” is an excuse for sloth: God calls everyone to repentance I have heard many people say: “Because the Apostle says; ‘Those whom God foreknew, the same He also predestined; and those whom He predestined, He also called; and those whom He called, the same also glorified’ (Rom. 8:29–3 … [Read more...]
On the Saying “Those Whom He Foreknew, the Same He also Predestined”
by St. Symeon the New Theologian “Predestination” is an excuse for sloth: God calls everyone to repentance I have heard many people say: “Because the Apostle says; ‘Those whom God foreknew, the same He also predestined; and those whom He predestined, He also called; and those whom He called, the s … [Read more...]
Paul On Providence And Predestination
by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon Augustine's Mistake (or we could say 'Calvin's Confusion') is one of the deepest and most tragic blunders in the history of theology. Toward the end of a long reflection on the Holy Spirit---Romans 8---the Apostle Paul introduces the theme of Divine Providence, the … [Read more...]
