"The Christian religion, though scattered and abroad will in the end gather itself together at the foot of the cross." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe There's an old saying in the American church that "the ground is level at the foot of the cross". Gathered in that moment, and seeing what the world has done, crucified its Lord and Saviour, everyone in their confession of guilt … [Read more...]
The Freedom of the Will: John Calvin & Justin Martyr & Martin Luther
St. Augustine of Hippo One of the fundamentally differing premises between Catholicism and Protestantism, was the doctrine of the human will. Where Catholics argued that the will was weakened by original sin, but free to do good or evil, Protestants argued that the will was free only to choose between sins; free only to do evil. Here's a quotation from John Calvin's "The … [Read more...]
The Undeserved Gifts of God – An Obvious but Important Lessen
There's nothing revolutionary in this post, just a bland old post about grace.St. Paul prays for the church in Galatia that they would:"know what the hope is of his calling and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints." - Galatians 1:18When we were praying the Liturgy of the Hours tonight at our CLM meeting … [Read more...]