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POJETÍ SVOBODY V AMBROSIASTROVÝCH KOMENTÁŘÍCH K PAVLOVSKÝM EPIŠTOLÁM
Ist Teil von
Studia theologica (Olomouc, Czech Republic), 2006, Vol.VIII (4), p.19-31
Ort / Verlag
Palacký University, Olomouc
Erscheinungsjahr
2006
Quelle
EZB Electronic Journals Library
Beschreibungen/Notizen
In the Pauline commentaries of Ambrosiaster (for centuries ascribed to Ambrose of Milan),
a double interest may be observed: to defend God’s justice and the responsibility of every human being
for his/her deeds. According to the author, the consequences of Adam’s fall affect the whole human
race but he cannot admit that someone could be condemned for a sin he did not commit. This is why he
draws a distinction between a physical death which affects everyone, and a spiritual or “second” death
reserved only for those who sinned in the similar way as Adam. Even though Satan can lure a soul away
from good by means of a body, the ability (and responsibility) of soul to resist is preserved. After man
agrees to the temptation, the bad habit makes future decisions more difficult. Predestination is explained
as God’s foreknowledge with the accent on perseverance. God foreknows who will obey his vocation and
persevere until the end; he who obeys but does not persevere has never been called. God’s foreknowledge
and vocation impose no pressure on human will; people are invited and encouraged to believe but the
decision seems to be entirely on them.