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To: Kolokotronis; kosta50
Ah, but you will have to direct that reply to kosta, whose argument leads (I think) to that conclusion.

We teach the same: "For God on His part is ready to give grace to all men: He wills all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth (1 Tim. ii, 4). But they alone are deprived of grace, who in themselves raise an obstacle to grace. So when the sun lights up the world, any evil that comes to a man who shuts his eyes is counted his own fault, although he could not see unless the sunlight first came in upon him." (St. Thomas, Summa Contra Gentiles, III, 160).

113 posted on 06/13/2005 6:09:22 PM PDT by gbcdoj (For if thou wilt now hold thy peace, the Jews shall be delivered by some other occasion)
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To: gbcdoj; kosta50

"Ah, but you will have to direct that reply to kosta, whose argument leads (I think) to that conclusion"

OK. Kosta, what say ye?

""For God on His part is ready to give grace to all men: He wills all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth (1 Tim. ii, 4). But they alone are deprived of grace, who in themselves raise an obstacle to grace. So when the sun lights up the world, any evil that comes to a man who shuts his eyes is counted his own fault, although he could not see unless the sunlight first came in upon him."

Bravo for Aquinas, though I think it might be more patristicly said that God isn't simply ready to pour out His grace on all, He actually does pour it out.


115 posted on 06/13/2005 6:17:47 PM PDT by Kolokotronis (Christ is Risen, and you, o death, are annihilated!)
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