tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164513181972718484.post3429001401207242160..comments2018-12-08T05:47:16.456-05:00Comments on Physical Premotion: Sufficient GraceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164513181972718484.post-71036000921156187332012-04-23T12:15:14.717-04:002012-04-23T12:15:14.717-04:00Father,
You may find this thread on a Catholic i...Father, <br /><br />You may find this thread on a Catholic internet forum interesting:<br /><br /><a href="http://catholicforum.fisheaters.com/index.php/topic,3448818.0.html" rel="nofollow">Calling All Thomists: Grace, Sufficient and Efficacious</a><br /><br />We have been debating this very subject. The discussion seems to be tending towards the role of Original Sin and the effect it has had on man's will. But any insights or thoughts would be very welcome.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12071612399239807461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164513181972718484.post-80709764198713898072012-04-23T03:32:38.200-04:002012-04-23T03:32:38.200-04:00Many thanks, Father.
So, the withholding of effi...Many thanks, Father. <br /><br />So, the withholding of efficacious grace can be seen as a punishment for a previous actual sin? That could explain why God "hardened pharaoh's heart" i.e. permitted Pharaoh to harden his own heart. <br /><br />Of course, the question arises: what about the first actual sin in a person's life? Why was the efficacious grace withheld then?Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12071612399239807461noreply@blogger.com