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Pelagius (/ p ə ˈ l eɪ dʒ i ə s /; fl. c. 354–418) was a British theologian known for promoting a system of doctrines (termed Pelagianism by his opponents) which emphasized human choice in salvation and denied original sin. [1]
Pelagius did teach Jesus' vicarious atonement for the sins of mankind and the cleansing effect of baptism, but placed less emphasis on these aspects. [35] Pelagius taught that a human's ability to act correctly was a gift of God, [45] as well as divine revelation and the example and teachings of Jesus. Further spiritual development, including ...
It is believed Caelestius met Pelagius in the late 4th century in the city of Rome.Pelagius emphasized that Christians were required by God to struggle against evil behavior using the teachings of the Bible and the example of the Christian saints (although he also affirmed repeatedly in Church proceedings and in a letter to the pope that grace assisted the will in all good actions).
The commentary on Romans attributed to Pelagius (who was declared a heretic, though for his view of grace, not his view of atonement) gives a description of the atonement which states that a person's sins have "sold them to death," and not to the devil, and that these sins alienate them from God, until Jesus, dying, ransomed people from death. [6]
Pelagius (Spanish: Pelayo; [1] c. 685 – 737) was a nobleman who founded the Kingdom of Asturias in 718. [2] Pelagius is credited with initiating the Reconquista, the Christian reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors, and establishing the Asturian monarchy, making him the forefather of all the future Iberian monarchies, including the Kings of Castile, the Kings of León, and the ...
The Kingdom of Asturias [3] was a kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula founded by the Visigothic nobleman Pelagius.It was the first Christian political entity to be established in the Iberian Peninsula after the Umayyad conquest of Visigothic Hispania in 711-718. [4]
Synergism comes from the Greek syn (with) and ergon (work) and refers to two or more sources working together. [1] In Christian theology, it describes the cooperative effort between God and humanity in the process of salvation. [2] [3] It implies a free human participation in salvation. [4]
Semi-Pelagian thought teaches that the latter half – growing in faith – is the work of God, while the beginning of faith is an act of free will, with grace supervening only later. [ 1 ] The term "semi-Pelagianism", a 16th-century coinage, is considered a misnomer by many modern scholars."Semi-Pelagianism" has frequently been used in a ...