The Catholic Position on Justification - Robert C. Koons

Guests:

Robert C. Koons
Tyler McNabb
Christopher Tomaszewski

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[dave]

It's interesting to me that Justification by faith without our own efforts can be found throughout the early church fathers. Trent would need to anathematize Chrysostom, Clement of Rome, Ambrose, Ambrosiaster, Basil, Hilary of Poitiers, Cyril of Alexandria, Ignatius, Irenaeus, and others if actually consistently applied.

[craigsherman]

I have never thought of it infused righteousness that way with Peter and Christ!

[christopherjohnson]

I thought this was a new, full-length video. Feelsbadman

[lhinton]

@Intellectual Conservatism, I am have a question regarding the state of a believer prior to baptism. God counts faith as righteousness (Romans 4:3, 5, 23-25)and justifies us by His grace in Christ through baptism (Rom 6:1-4). How does God count faith as righteousness prior to the virtue of faith freely given in union with Jesus at baptism? Aquinas said that God counts faith as righteousness because it is the beginning of God’s work of righteousness in us. Your thoughts?

[jonathanroberts]

I'd recommend that you all read Martin Chemnit'z "Examination of the Council of Trent" if you want to move away from equivocations.

[PLA]

It was/is a "deformation" not 'reformation.'

[larrybedouin]

Our works could never bring about saving faith. Our faith of Jesus is wrought in our works (fruit).

Without faith, Abraham would never have obeyed to make a sacrifice of Issac unto God.

His works were wrought in his faith.

[jonathanroberts]

"What's in it for God" can we get some Thomists in the room plz?

[m.l.pianist]

I think Dr. Koons is a brilliant philosopher, but he's simply wrong in 5:22 when he says the idea "once saved, always saved" is a late doctrine, first appearing in the 19th century. The idea can be found in the 1600's in the Canons of Dort and the Westminster Confession.