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Soteriology

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Soteriology
Pelagius denies original sin and the necessity of grace — each person can choose good without divine assistance
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Soteriology
Salvation requires both faith and the grace of baptism — it is not by human merit
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Soteriology
Grace is necessary for every act ordered toward salvation — the will cannot initiate it unaided
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Soteriology
Salvation is theosis — participation in the divine nature, not merely forensic pardon
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Soteriology
Irenaeus teaches that salvation recapitulates the whole of human history in Christ — every stage restored
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Soteriology
Origen teaches that the cross is a ransom that liberates humanity from bondage to sin and death
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Soteriology
Justification is not by works of the Law but through faith in Christ — Paul’s teaching is the Catholic norm
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