DCT Augustine And Original Sin Flashcards
Human nature
The essential sense of what all human are like; SHARED CHARACTERISTICS
The Fall
Biblical event when Adam and Eve DISOBEYED GOD by eating the FORBIDDEN FRUIT; HUMANS are FALLEN because of this event
Sin
Turning away from the WILL OF GOD
Concupiscence
The idea that our natural perfected state has been WOUNDED so that we are not bad but DRAWN TO SIN
PRE-LAPSARIAN World; Genesis
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
PRE-LAPSARIAN World; Adam and Eve Relationship
Married as friends
Friends with God and rest of creation
REPRODUCTION without LUST ; SEX AS FRIENDS
PRE-LAPSARIAN World; Augustine Interpretation
Augustine interpreted the PRE-LAPSARIAN WORLD in Genesis as humans being in HARMONY with their BODY WILL AND REASON
Human Will Augustine
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
The Fall; Detailed
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
The Fall: Augustine Interpretation
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
Post-Lapsarian World:Lust/desires
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
Post-Lapsarian World: Human Will
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
Post-Lapsarian World:Original Sin
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
Original Sin Definition
The state that humans were into by the Fall
All humans are now NATURALLY INCLINED to Sin
Post-Lapsarian World:Effects on Human Society
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
Analysing Augustine Original sin -Strengths
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
Analysing Augustine Original sin- Weaknesses
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
Grace
God’s generous underserved and free ACT OF LOVE for the WORLD through JESUS
Augustine views on God:s Grace
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
Summum bonum
Highest or greatest good part of God’s nature
Available only for some
Augustine Views on HUMAN NATURE Pessimistic
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
Predestination
The idea that God chooses and guides some people to salvation
Augustine Views on HUMAN NATURE Optimistic
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
Divided/Paradoxical Will
Belief that humans’ will is EASILY CORRUPTED and led ASTRAY-even when They know what is Right
Akrasia
Lack of self-control or acting against one’s better judgement
Salvation by Grace
Humanity is SAVED from SIN through FAITH IN CHRIST
Salvation by Merit
To be Saved from SIN through ACCUMULATION of VIRTUOUS ACTS
Pelagius -Augustine NEMESIS (AGENT P)
British Monk who HEAVILY DISAGREED AUGUSTINE Views on Human Nature
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
Pelagius view on Human Nature
Humans Can’t be flawed in nature
As God would be commanding the IMPOSSIBLE FOR US to be HOLY
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
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
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
Pelagius view on Salvation
Humans use their FREE WILL to CHOOSE GOD
Their ACTIONS IN CHOOSING BRING THE REWARD
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
Contrasting Augustine View -Human Nature
Human Nature is DAMAGED BY THE FALL
It is SINFUL
Contrasting Augustine View -Sin
Humans are INCAPABLE of AVOIDING SIN
THE WILL now has a TENDENCY AWAY FROM GOODNESS
Contrasting Augustine View - Original Sin
Adam’s Sin AFFECTS all HUMANITY
Humans are now SINFUL from BIRTH due to events of THE FALL
Contrasting Augustine View -Grace
Humans CANNOT do ANY GOOD DEEDS except by GOD’S GRACE
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
Contrasting Augustine View - Suffering
All SUFFERING is DESERVED even INFANT DEATHS as we are all in ORIGINAL SIN
Pelagius Contrast view on suffering
Believed Augustine makes God sound Random
Punishing innocent Infants -Contradictory Benvolance
Contrasting Augustine View - God
God is OMNIBENEVOLENT through his GRACE
He is not to BKAME for EVIL because EVIL is an ABSENCE OF GOOD
Cupiditas -TIMMY TURNERR!!
SELFISH LOVE
Love FOR SELFISH DESIRES
FOUND in the HUMAN WILL
Caritas-CARE BEAR
Generous Love
Found in the HUMAN WILL
