Theological Term of the Week: Pelagianism
Thursday, February 23, 2023 at 2:30AM
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Pelagianism
A heresy condemned by two church councils. Pelagianism teaches that humankind is naturally able to do good, or, to put it another way, “that the human will [is] capable of spiritual good without the aid of God’s grace.”1 

Learn more:

  1. Got Questions: What is Pelagianism?
  2. Monergism.com: Comparing Pelagianism, Semi-Pelagianism, Arminianism and Augustinianism
  3. Sam Storms: 10 Things You Should Know about Pelagius and Pelagianism
  4. Stephen Nichols: 3 Types of Theology
  5. R. C. Sproul: The Pelagian Controversy
  6. Gerald Bray: Augustine and the Pelagian Controversy

 

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1 From The Christian Faith by Michael Horton, page 999.

 Filed under Defective Theology and Salvation


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