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The Mystery of Predestination

Author : John Salza
Publisher : TAN Books
ISBN 13 : 0895559714
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (955 download)

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Download or read book The Mystery of Predestination written by John Salza and published by TAN Books. This book was released on 2010-04-02 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can an all-loving God choose some people for eternal salvation while permitting others to fall away? Doesn't God offer the same amount of saving grace to everyone? Isn't predestination a Protestant doctrine? In The Mystery of Predestination , author and apologist John Salza, seeks to answer these questions, and others, about that most ineffable and confounding of Christian beliefs: that God chooses to infallibly direct certain people to salvation but not others. Drawing deeply upon Scripture, Sacred Tradition, and the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas, Salza says that a proper Catholic understanding of the doctrine of predestination is interconnected with two other central mysteries: the ability of mankind to choose freely to accept or reject God's saving grace, and the inability of mankind to accept God's grace without first being moved by His grace from within. By holding these truths always before us we can see how God may predestine His elect to heaven but never desire that anyone go to hell. We can also achieve a new clarity and depth of insight into a profound Christian truth: God is the primary mover in salvation. It is He who chooses, seeks, and saves us. Meticulously researched and written in a scholarly yet accessible style, The Mystery of Predestination is perfect for the serious Catholic who is confused by Bible verses or Magisterial statements in favor of predestination (and never hears about it in Sunday sermons), or who wants to defend Catholic truth against Calvinist error, and is seeking clear, traditional, and Thomistic answers. Or, indeed, for any thoughtful Christian who wants to come to terms with what the Bible teaches about the fundamental truths of our salvation.

Mystery of Predestination

Author : John Salza
Publisher : Tan Books
ISBN 13 : 9780895559050
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book Mystery of Predestination written by John Salza and published by Tan Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Mystery of Predestination, apologist and best-selling author John Salza (Why Catholic Cannot Be Masons) draws on Scripture, Tradition, and St. Thomas Aquinas\' writings to uncover the fact that a proper Catholic understanding of predestination is interconnected with two other central mysteries: mankind\'s ability to choose freely to accept or reject God\'s saving Grace, and mankind\'s inability to accept that grace without first being moved by God from within.

The Mysteries of Christianity

Author : Matthias Joseph Scheeben
Publisher : Emmaus Academic
ISBN 13 : 1645852857
Total Pages : 926 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (458 download)

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Download or read book The Mysteries of Christianity written by Matthias Joseph Scheeben and published by Emmaus Academic. This book was released on 2023-03-17 with total page 926 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mysteries of Christianity is Matthias Joseph Scheeben’s youthful magnum opus, a logically rigorous and spiritually profound dogmatic theology. In its pages, he explores the intelligibility of Christianity’s supernatural mysteries and their deep connectedness, ultimately demonstrating that Christian theology constitutes a science before the court of human reason, even as its object transcends human comprehension. Scheeben’s task is to present a unified view of the whole panorama of revealed truth, and he pursues this by considering nine key Christian mysteries: the Trinity, creation, sin, the Incarnation, the Eucharist, the Church and its sacraments, justification, eschatological glory, and predestination. Since the mystery of the Trinity is the root of the supernatural order, Scheeben begins here, showing that the foundation of the salvific economy lies in the eternal processions of persons in God—the begetting of the Son and the spiration of the Spirit being in different ways the cause of the life of grace in the human soul. When the Son and the Spirit are sent into the world in the Incarnation and through the bestowal of grace, they provide the way for human beings to see God face-to-face in the beatific vision, the end for which God created humans. Among the means of return to God, Scheeben particularly emphasizes the Eucharist, on account of its close connection with the mystery of the Incarnation. By placing his treatment of the Eucharist before that of the Church, he signals that his is a genuinely Eucharistic ecclesiology, centered on the abiding presence of the incarnate divine Son.

Predestination Paradox of Life

Author : Dr. Benjamin Dadebo
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1465373357
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (653 download)

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Download or read book Predestination Paradox of Life written by Dr. Benjamin Dadebo and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-10-31 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world is so wonderfully designed. Only by blatant dishonesty can anyone doubt there must be a designer:- God. There is nothing manufactured without purpose. God claims responsibility for all creation, and has a purpose and predetermined plan for all. Nothing happens on Earth without the permissive will of God. None of us chose to be born. God decided who should be born, where and how long one can live, at the end of which is judgment. The mysteries of life are resolved through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, the only prescribed way. Avoid religion, a man-made deception agent.

The Mystery of His Will

Author : Joseph Degraft-Amanfu
Publisher : Degraft-Amanfu Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781450768429
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (684 download)

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Download or read book The Mystery of His Will written by Joseph Degraft-Amanfu and published by Degraft-Amanfu Publishers. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Known unto God are all His works from the beginning of the world (cf. Acts 15:18). The future is what God has already planned according to His own counsel and purpose. Long before God made the world, he chose certain groups and individuals for Himself - to have a special relationship to Him. For example, Abraham, the nation of Israel, the house of David, and the prophet Jeremiah were all chosen beforehand by God according to His eternal purpose. According to the Bible, Jesus Christ was elected and appointed of God as the last Adam and the man through whom He would save humanity and reconcile all things to Himself, even before the world was made. Also, by His foreknowledge, members of the church, which is the body of Christ were elected or chosen by God for Himself, for a special task, and destined to be glorified before the world began. Even though, God has not made known what was in His foreknowledge that determined His elections in His Son Jesus, the Bible is clear that God's election is not partial, random selection, and neither is it upon any merits or holiness in the elected, but upon His own sovereign will and grace. Further, the loving-kindness of God forbids that God would elect and predestine certain groups or individuals to eternal damnation.

The Catholic Doctrine of Predestination from Luther to Jansenius

Author : Guido Stucco
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1493197606
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (931 download)

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Download or read book The Catholic Doctrine of Predestination from Luther to Jansenius written by Guido Stucco and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-04-29 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The doctrine of predestination was one of the most discussed topics in the period that goes from the beginning of the Reformation to the end of the XVII century. In this book, Guido Stucco provides a nuanced and thorough description of the unfolding of events, doctrinal developments and controversies surrounding this complex doctrine.

Grace, Predestination, and the Permission of Sin

Author : O'Neil
Publisher : Catholic University of America Press
ISBN 13 : 0813232546
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (132 download)

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Download or read book Grace, Predestination, and the Permission of Sin written by O'Neil and published by Catholic University of America Press. This book was released on 2019 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grace, Predestination, and the Permission of Sin seeks to analyze a revisionist movement within Thomism in the 20th century over and against the traditional or classical Thomistic commentatorial treatment of physical premotion, grace, and the permission of sin, especially as these relate to the mysteries of predestination and reprobation. The over-arching critique leveled by the revisionists against the classic treatment is that Bañezian scholasticism had disregarded the dissymmetry between the line of good (God's causation of salutary acts) and the line of evil (God's permission of defect and sin). The teaching of St. Thomas is explored via intimate consideration of his texts. The thought of St. Thomas is then compared with the work of Domingo Bañez and the foremost 'Bañezian' of the 20th century, Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange. The work then shifts to a consideration of the major players of the revisionist treatment, including Francisco Marín-Sola, Jacques Maritain, and Bernard Lonergan. Jean-Herve Nicolas is also taken up as one who had held both accounts during his lifetime. The work analyzes and critiques the revisionist theories according to the fundamental tenets of the classical account. Upon final analysis, it seeks to show that the classical account sufficiently distances God's causal role in regard to free salutary acts and His non-causal role in regard to free sinful acts. Moreover, the revisionist account presents significant metaphysical problems and challenges major tenets of classical theism, such as the divine omnipotence, simplicity, and the exhaustive nature of divine providence. Finally, the implications of the traditional view are considered in light of the spiritual life. It is argued that the classical account is the only one which provides an adequate theological foundation for the Church's robust mystical and spiritual tradition, and in particular, the abandonment to divine providence.

Encountering God

Author : Andrew Purves
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN 13 : 9780664222420
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (224 download)

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Download or read book Encountering God written by Andrew Purves and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Purves and Partee discuss theology's relevance to personal life and Christian faith from an evangelical perspective and through the lens of the Reformed tradition. "Encountering God" focuses on basic issues of Christian faith as they are filtered through contemporary experience: the merits of doctrine, God, Jesus, faith, justification, sanctification, salvation, sin, predestination, lamentation, hope and joy.

Inquiry Into the Origin of the Belief in Predestination

Author : Frederic William Cronhelm
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Inquiry Into the Origin of the Belief in Predestination written by Frederic William Cronhelm and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Treatise on the Augustinian Doctrine of Predestination

Author : James Bowling Mozley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book A Treatise on the Augustinian Doctrine of Predestination written by James Bowling Mozley and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Treatise on the Augustinian Doctrine of Predestination by James Mozley Bowling, first published in 1883, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.

A Treatise on the Augustinian Doctrine of Predestination

Author : J ..... B ..... Mozley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.+/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book A Treatise on the Augustinian Doctrine of Predestination written by J ..... B ..... Mozley and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Predestination

Author : Matthew Levering
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199604525
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (996 download)

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Download or read book Predestination written by Matthew Levering and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-05-26 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fresh introduction to and detailed exploration of the doctrine of predestination, exploring its New Testament foundations and its historical development through the thought of 16 key theologians and philosophers from the early church through to the present day.

God's Eternal Gift: a History of the Catholic Doctrine of Predestination from Augustine to the Renaissance

Author : Guido Stucco
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 146911478X
Total Pages : 780 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (691 download)

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Download or read book God's Eternal Gift: a History of the Catholic Doctrine of Predestination from Augustine to the Renaissance written by Guido Stucco and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-06-20 with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guido Stucco holds a Ph.D. in Historical Theology from Sait Louis University. He is currently working on a book documenting the developments in the doctrine of predestination, from the Council of Trent to the Jansenist controversy.

Predestination

Author : P. L. Ditshego
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1514493985
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (144 download)

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Download or read book Predestination written by P. L. Ditshego and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-05-19 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Predestination: A Mystery of the Ages Unveiled is an expository discourse unveiling the mystery of mans pre existence in eternity past and Gods plan about him. It explores the revelation of how man was first conceived in the creative loins of the Creator God in eternity past as a spirit and soul personality and was later transferred into human mortal bodies in the dispensation of time to fulfil Gods plan. It further explores in a deep and profound manner challenges man faced and experienced while in his seed form or spirit and soul form and how those challenges had dire consequences as currently manifested in the human behaviour in the current dispensation. Lastly, it thoroughly explores Gods plan of the ages for mankind to be conformed to the image of Christ. A must read for sons and daughters of destiny indeed.

Chrysostomus Javelli

Author : Tommaso De Robertis
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031276736
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (312 download)

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Download or read book Chrysostomus Javelli written by Tommaso De Robertis and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-08-29 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The volume provides the first book-length study of Chrysostomus Javelli’s philosophical works. An Italian university professor and a prominent figure in the intellectual landscape of sixteenth-century Europe, Javelli (ca. 1470-1540) was the author of insightful commentaries on both Plato and Aristotle as well as of original works in which he laid the foundations of a new Christian philosophy. In this volume, a group of leading scholars from around the world guide readers through the many facets of Javelli’s philosophical corpus, showing the long-term impact of his ideas on Western philosophical thought. The twelve essays of this volume shed light on an understudied yet central figure of Renaissance culture, revealing new connections and unexplored influences. This book is a valuable tool for students and scholars of early modern philosophy, classical tradition, and Christian theology, contributing to the understanding of a neglected chapter of Western intellectual history.

Predestination

Author : Matthew Levering
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191619124
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (916 download)

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Download or read book Predestination written by Matthew Levering and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2011-05-26 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Predestination has been the subject of perennial controversy among Christians, although in recent years theologians have shied away from it as a divisive and unedifying topic. In this book Matthew Levering argues that Christian theological reflection needs to continue to return to the topic of predestination, for two reasons: Firstly, predestinarian doctrine is taught in the New Testament. Reflecting the importance of the topic in many strands of Second Temple Judaism, the New Testament authors teach predestination in a manner that explains why Christian theologians continually recur to this topic. Secondly, the doctrine of predestination provides a way for Christian theologians to reflect upon two fundamental affirmations of biblical revelation. The first is God's love, without any deficiency or crimp, for each and every rational creature; the second is that God from eternity brings about the purpose for which he created us, and that he permits some rational creatures freely and permanently to rebel against his love. When theologians reflect on these two key biblical affirmations, they generally try to unite them in a logical synthesis. Instead, Levering argues, it is necessary to allow for the truth of each side of the mystery, without trying to blend the two affirmations into one. Levering pairs his discussion of Scripture with ecumenically oriented discussion of the doctrine of predestination in through the ages through the figures of Origen, Augustine, Boethius, John of Damascus, Eriugena, Aquinas, Ockham, Catherine of Siena, Calvin, Molina, Francis de Sales, Leibniz, Bulgakov, Barth, Maritain, and Balthasar. He concludes with a constructive chapter regarding the future of the doctrine.

Studies in Doctrine

Author : Alister E. McGrath
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 9780310213260
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (132 download)

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Download or read book Studies in Doctrine written by Alister E. McGrath and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 1997 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four of noted Oxford theologian and teacher Alister McGrath's earlier works are presented together here to provide a clear, accessible introduction to doctrine as well as a discussion of three key doctrines of the faith. The titles are UNDERSTANDING DOCTRINE, UNDERSTANDING THE TRINITY, UNDERSTANDING JESUS, and JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH.