holyironmade: (Nonplussed)
Jeanne ([personal profile] holyironmade) wrote in [community profile] castle_whims 2022-08-28 05:59 pm (UTC)

The Elect? That is to say the chosen ones?

[She's thinking hard.]

I have heard it is part of a sectarian dispute. Was it Calvin the prophet? However, it is a smaller one. The greater distinction between Catholics and Protestants in my time, besides of course following the Pope and other traditions, is often referred to as the question of personal salvation. It is the Catholic teaching that faith must coexist with good works.

The Lord is mysterious even to me, as I assume He is for all of us in this plight. The scripture about the elect is most commonly taken in the context of God's omniscience, rather than... [What's a nice way to say "just the Calvinists".] than not seen through faith and good works.

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