Nuanced
God's sovereign choice affirmed; human cooperation and synergy emphasized
The Old Catholic Church affirms that Romans 9:18-21 teaches God's sovereign choice but interprets it synergistically: God's grace works together with human free will. Divine predestination is real, but not opposed to human freedom or responsibility.
Old Catholic theology maintains that God's eternal decree and human free choice are both real and compatible. Salvation involves God's predestining grace and human response of faith.
Key Distinctions
- Divine sovereignty:
- divine choice real and sovereign
- Human freedom:
- grace and human cooperation
- Election type:
Scripture References
Sources
- Thomas Aquinas, 'Summa'
- Old Catholic tradition