A thread on the monstrous division of justification into a so called initial and continuous justification
Is Justification to Be Attributed to Faith Only at the Beginning of Conversion in Such a Way, that After the First Conversion We are Justified No Longer by Faith Alone
The manner of justification is one and the same in the beginning, middle, and end, namely that we are justified by faith alone, by the pure grace of God, solely for the sake of Christ. For Paul, Ro 4, citing a universal example of justification, does not cite Abraham when he was
first converted, Gn 12, but Gn 15, when he had already rendered to God obedience in faith in various exercises for a number of years after his first call, Heb 11:8 ff. Midstream in good works, as it were, Paul puts the question: What is Abraham’s justification or in what does
I've written some Danish pieces on the presence of Sola Scriptura in Saint Augustine, and though many works and quotes come to mind, I especially want to share these with you, 1) "In order to leave room for such profitable discussions of difficult questions, there is a distinct
boundary line separating all productions subsequent to apostolic times from the authoritative canonical books of the Old and New Testaments. The authority of these books has come down to us from the apostles through the successions of bishops and the extension of the Church, and
from a position of lofty supremacy, claims the submission of every faithful and pious mind. If we are perplexed by an apparent contradiction in Scripture, it is not allowable to say, The author of this book is mistaken