Affirms
God's sovereignty in election; divine foreknowledge and human freedom held in tension
The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church affirms Romans 9:18-21 as expressing God's absolute sovereignty in salvation. However, the Ethiopian Orthodox tradition maintains a theological balance: while affirming God's sovereign election and foreknowledge, the church preserves human freedom without determinism.
Key Distinctions
- Divine sovereignty:
- God's election and foreknowledge are absolute
- Human freedom:
- preserved; not negated by divine sovereignty
- Election type:
Scripture References
Sources
- Council of Constantinople I (381)
- Ethiopian Orthodox Ecclesiastical Teaching