The Human Soul And The Soul s Salvation - 1405 Words

In his letter to the priest, Sixtus, Augustine claims that â€Å"†¦when [humans] suppose that free choice is taken away if they agree that a human being cannot have a good will without the help of God, they do not understand that they do not strengthen human choice†¦Ã¢â‚¬  he establishes one of the most debated concepts of the Reformation period: The human soul cannot save its self. This idea of Soteriology, expressed in his â€Å"Letter 194† presents only one side of the argument. On the other side of the spectrum of soteriological ideology was Pelagius’s argument that â€Å"to be just in God’s sight, a person must be pure in both body and heart.† Through the use of Augustine’s â€Å"Letter 194† as well as Pelagius’s â€Å"Letter to Demetrias† I will first summarize each author’s argument on how much of a role human free will can contribute to the immortal soul’s salvation. 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