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Condign merit. Condign merit ( meritum de condigno) is an aspect of Catholic theology signifying merit with the dignity of Christ. A person born again in Christ does not merit of his own virtue but the virtues of Christ are applied to his work. Therefore, it is God crowning his works.
Condign merit or merit in the strict sense of the word (meritum adœquatum sive de condigno), and; congruous or quasi-merit (meritum inadœquatum sive de congruo). Condign merit supposes an equality between service and return; it is measured by commutative justice (justitia commutativa), and thus gives a real claim to a reward.
Catholic Church. The satisfaction theory of atonement is a theory in Catholic theology which holds that Jesus Christ redeemed humanity through making satisfaction for humankind's disobedience through his own supererogatory obedience. The theory draws primarily from the works of Anselm of Canterbury, specifically his Cur Deus Homo ('Why Was God ...
(Unlike condign merit, which is fully deserved by man, congruent merit is not fully deserved, and includes a measure of grace on God's part. Congruent merit is therefore also sometimes called "semimerit". According to the Ockhamists, a gracious God awards an individual with congruent merit when he or she does the best that he or she is able to do.)
Condign. Look up condign in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Condign may refer to: Condign merit, an aspect of Roman Catholic theology signifying a goodness that has been bestowed because of the actions of that person. Project Condign, a top-secret UFO study undertaken by the British government between 1997 and 2000.
Pelagius, for whom Pelagianism was named. Pelagianism is a Christian theological position that holds that the fall did not taint human nature and that humans by divine grace have free will to achieve human perfection. Pelagius (c. 355 – c. 420 AD), an ascetic and philosopher from the British Isles, taught that God could not command believers ...
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But simply pointing to a doctrine of merit is insufficient since Augustine also has a teaching of condign merit. Schaff and others said this long ago, arguing that the Tridentine teaching on condign merit is an inheritance of the Augustinian view. But if you look at McGrath (which I tried to cite?) from Iusitia Dei, pp. 43-44, he points this out.