Archive for November 15th, 2007
Grace and Divine Hiddenness
Aquinas writes that it is normally not possible to know that one has received grace with certainty but only by signs, imperfectly, such as “when [a person] is conscious of delighting in God, and of despising worldly things, and inasmuch as a man is not conscious of any mortal sin”; and “by experiencing a certain [...]
Posted: November 15th, 2007 under Philosophy, Religion.
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3rd-level Grace in General
The distinction between the 2nd-level God and the 3rd-level charity allows us to answer easily questions such as “Does God know what time it is now?” The answer is yes, He does, but this knowledge is not natural to Him but is infused into Him as grace by the 3rd-level charity. Similarly, with respect to [...]
Posted: November 15th, 2007 under Philosophy, Religion.
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