Affirms
God's sovereignty and choice affirmed; foreknowledge basis of election
The Assyrian Church of the East affirms God's sovereign choice in Romans 9:18-21 within its broader theology. Election is understood as based on God's foreknowledge and eternal decree. The Church rejects extremes of both Calvinist determinism and Pelagian libertarianism, holding to a classical Eastern understanding of divine sovereignty working in harmony with human free will.
The Assyrian Church inherited the patristic synthesis found in the early councils, which affirms both God's omniscience and human moral responsibility without reducing either to the other.
Key Distinctions
- Divine sovereignty:
- affirmed; God's will and foreknowledge absolute
- Human freedom:
- human free will affirmed; both sovereignty and freedom held in tension
- Election type:
Scripture References
Sources
- Assyrian Church doctrinal standards