DCT Augustine And Original Sin Flashcards

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Human nature

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The essential sense of what all human are like; SHARED CHARACTERISTICS

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The Fall

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Biblical event when Adam and Eve DISOBEYED GOD by eating the FORBIDDEN FRUIT; HUMANS are FALLEN because of this event

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Sin

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Turning away from the WILL OF GOD

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Concupiscence

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The idea that our natural perfected state has been WOUNDED so that we are not bad but DRAWN TO SIN

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PRE-LAPSARIAN World; Genesis

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According to Genesis God created HUMANS
in his image and likeness
The world was a PERFECT PARADISE: Adam and Eve had everything they needed
NO THREAT OF THEIR LIVES
HARMONY WITH GOD
COMPLETE OBEDIENCE TO GOD

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PRE-LAPSARIAN World; Adam and Eve Relationship

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Married as friends
Friends with God and rest of creation
REPRODUCTION without LUST ; SEX AS FRIENDS

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PRE-LAPSARIAN World; Augustine Interpretation

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Augustine interpreted the PRE-LAPSARIAN WORLD in Genesis as humans being in HARMONY with their BODY WILL AND REASON

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Human Will Augustine

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Believed to be given by God at creation and used to make choices.
Driven by SELF-LOVE and GENEROUS LOVE
Helps People choose to LOVE GOD PROPERLY

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The Fall; Detailed

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Adam and Eve tempted by SERPENT( SATAN)
Into eating FORBIDDEN FRUIT
Causing them to Realise their NAKEDNESS and so they Hide form God
Who PUNISHES them for DISOBEDIENCE
BANISHED FROM EDEN

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The Fall: Augustine Interpretation

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The SHAME OF NAKEDNESS results in
LUST in MALE-FEMALE RELATIONSHIPS

Loss of HARMONY - Humans lose FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD

Human Will CORRUPTED

SELF-LOVE and GENEROUS LOVE SEPARATED within the WILL

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Post-Lapsarian World:Lust/desires

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For Augustine Effect of The Fall meant that FRIENDSHIP IS Less Straightforward-WILL IS CLOUDED

Lust begins to RULE HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS.

We have a Lack of CONTROL over SELFISH DESIRES; such as LUST

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Post-Lapsarian World: Human Will

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For Augustine The Will continues to be in DISHARMONY and REBELS
Which leads to lack of control; PARTICULARLY SEXUALLY

With a man LOOSING his CONTROL over SEXUAL DESIRES

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Post-Lapsarian World:Original Sin

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Augustine believed Original came into the world at The Fall

He believed it CHANGED HUMAN NATURE

Is passed down to all GENERATIONS through SEXUAL INTERCOURSE.

Due to all HUMANS being DESCENDANTS OF ADAM and Eve

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Original Sin Definition

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The state that humans were into by the Fall
All humans are now NATURALLY INCLINED to Sin

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Post-Lapsarian World:Effects on Human Society

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Before the Fall humanity was in HARMONY
Now HUMANS need PROPER AUTHORITY to control them and their REBELLIOUS NATURE

Augustine States SOCIETY NOW need to aim for VIRTUES;SELF CONTROL to achieve EARTHLY PEACE

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Analysing Augustine Original sin -Strengths

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Sexual Desires play a DISPROPORTIONATE part in HUMAN LIFE

Augustine Views CORRELATE with HUMAN EXPERIENCE- People are often Torn between different directions even when they are wrong

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Analysing Augustine Original sin- Weaknesses

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Augustine interpretations stem from the BIBLE which has be criticised for its lack RELIABLE RESOURCES due to it being ADAPTED over the YEARS

Empirical Evidence of EVOLUTION suggest humans are heading towards PERFECTION and therefore will counter that humans’ state is flawed

Augustine views suggest that there is NOT ENOUGH SPACE for humans to DEVELOP SPIRITUALLY and MORALLY

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Grace

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God’s generous underserved and free ACT OF LOVE for the WORLD through JESUS

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Augustine views on God:s Grace

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Augustine Believed that God’s Grace was the only thing to ALLOW PEOPLE ENTER HEAVEN
He Believed God elects some PEOPLE into HEAVEN- Sign of God’s BENEVOLENCE
Only some can experience SUMMUM BONUM

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Summum bonum

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Highest or greatest good part of God’s nature
Available only for some

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Augustine Views on HUMAN NATURE Pessimistic

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Human Tainted from BIRTH
LITTLE OPPORTUNITY to develop away from FALLEN STATES
CONCUPISCENCE a STRONG FORCE to ESCAPE
Teaching about ELECTION/ PREDESTINATION -suggest HELL is a CERTAINTY for Some
HUMANITY are not TRULY FREE

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Predestination

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The idea that God chooses and guides some people to salvation

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Augustine Views on HUMAN NATURE Optimistic

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God’s Grace is GIVEN FREELY to an UNDESERVING HUMANITY

The Church exists to help Christians on their journey, to CLOSE THE WOUND of ORIGINAL SIN through BAPTISM

Faith exists to GUIDE PEOPLE to the SUMMUM BONUM

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Divided/Paradoxical Will

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Belief that humans’ will is EASILY CORRUPTED and led ASTRAY-even when They know what is Right

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Akrasia
Lack of self-control or acting against one’s better judgement
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Salvation by Grace
Humanity is SAVED from SIN through FAITH IN CHRIST
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Salvation by Merit
To be Saved from SIN through ACCUMULATION of VIRTUOUS ACTS
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Pelagius -Augustine NEMESIS (AGENT P)
British Monk who HEAVILY DISAGREED AUGUSTINE Views on Human Nature
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Pelagius Criticisms on Augustine’ views of human nature
Saw them as too PESSIMISTIC and DAMNED Humanity to a life of SIN with LITTLE HOPE REDEMPTION
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Pelagius view on Human Nature
Humans Can’t be flawed in nature As God would be commanding the IMPOSSIBLE FOR US to be HOLY
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Pelagius view on Sin
Humans do not have to SIN Possible for them to be Good and live a perfect life without GOD’S INTERVENTION SIN IS ONLY IF IT IS FREELY CHOSEN
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Pelagius on Original Sin
Humans are all created in the SAME STATE AS ADAM Only RESPONSIBLE for OUR OWN SIN people are NOT SINNERS AT BIRTH but when they CHOOSE TO SIN
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Pelagius view on Grace
God’s Grace ASSISTS PEOPLE in doing what is RIGHT and WRONG But HUMANS CARRY OUT THE ACTIONS The NATURAL HUMAN FACULTIES given by God
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Pelagius view on Salvation
Humans use their FREE WILL to CHOOSE GOD Their ACTIONS IN CHOOSING BRING THE REWARD
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Pelagius view on God’s A+E punishment
It would be UNJUST of God to CONDEM HUMANS for something they CANNOT HELP He Would not give INSTRUCTIONS he KNOWS CANNOT BE KEPT
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Contrasting Augustine View -Human Nature
Human Nature is DAMAGED BY THE FALL It is SINFUL
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Contrasting Augustine View -Sin
Humans are INCAPABLE of AVOIDING SIN THE WILL now has a TENDENCY AWAY FROM GOODNESS
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Contrasting Augustine View - Original Sin
Adam’s Sin AFFECTS all HUMANITY Humans are now SINFUL from BIRTH due to events of THE FALL
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Contrasting Augustine View -Grace
Humans CANNOT do ANY GOOD DEEDS except by GOD’S GRACE
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Contrasting Augustine View -Salvation
Salvation is the FREE and UNMERITED GIFT FROM GOD Augustine Disagreed with PELAGIUS’ VIEW - believe he was DOWNPLAYING the ROLE OF GRACE
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Contrasting Augustine View - Suffering
All SUFFERING is DESERVED even INFANT DEATHS as we are all in ORIGINAL SIN
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Pelagius Contrast view on suffering
Believed Augustine makes God sound Random Punishing innocent Infants -Contradictory Benvolance
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Contrasting Augustine View - God
God is OMNIBENEVOLENT through his GRACE He is not to BKAME for EVIL because EVIL is an ABSENCE OF GOOD
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Cupiditas -TIMMY TURNERR!!
SELFISH LOVE Love FOR SELFISH DESIRES FOUND in the HUMAN WILL
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Caritas-CARE BEAR
Generous Love Found in the HUMAN WILL