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To: Johannes Althusius
I'm impressed at how you managed to equate the concepts of "imputed righteousness" and "predestinarianism." An absolutely brilliant way of demonstrating that you have no ability at all in the science of sacred theology.

Thomas wasn't a predestinarian either, by the way, although he believed in predestination.

31 posted on 12/13/2005 7:40:01 PM PST by gbcdoj (Let us ask the Lord with tears, that according to his will so he would shew his mercy to us Jud 8:17)
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To: gbcdoj

Friend,
I don't accept Romanists polemics as the final definition of terms. The Papists claims as to what constitutes a Predestinarian is tinged with the weight of Trent hanging on its back so that it is a caricature of the Biblical doctrine.

Besides that, I was responding to your denial of Aquinas' mongerism in which you conflated it with Calvinism.

"As for the claim that he is "a true monergist," I assume by this term you mean "Calvinist." Nothing could be further from the truth, although you try to evade this by laughably suggesting that Calvinism is compatible with belief in free-will."

If a Calvinist compatibility with free will is laughable I'm afraid a Thomists compatibility is equally as laughable despite any assertions to the contrary.

Sorry.


35 posted on 12/13/2005 8:40:49 PM PST by Johannes Althusius
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