08-03-2018, 07:23 AM
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Re: Bible Answer Man Converts to Eastern Orthodox!
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Originally Posted by Evangelical
It's more or less a myth that Catholics look to the early church fathers and Luther and Calvin only relied upon the "bible alone". The Reformers all looked to the early church fathers too. Calvinism for example is basically Augustinianism.
There is a good discussion on this article:
https://theglobalchurchproject.com/a...uther-zwingli/
Augustine was the most important patristic source for the Reformation. In the centuries prior to the Reformation there was an “Augustinian Renaissance”. Here I reflect on the impact Augustine had on Calvin, Luther, and Zwingli, in the areas of grace and salvation, the church and the sacraments, and predestination and freewill.
On the principle of sola gratia, Calvin, Zwingli and Luther agreed whole-heartedly with Augustine, and it has been stated that the mainline Protestant Reformation can be considered an ‘acute Augustinianization of Christianity.’[68]
[68] George, T. Theology of the Reformers, (Nashville, Broadman Press, 1988), p. 74. |
August-ine? Now there's many would call a god. We've found an example of theosis. Finally!
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