Article X Of Free Will
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Article X Of Free Will is a doctrinal statement in the Anglican Thirty-Nine Articles that outlines the Church of England’s teaching on human free will in relation to sin, grace, and salvation.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Article X Of Free Will canonical | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican article
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doctrinal statement ⓘ |
| affirms |
existence of human free will
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inability of humans to turn to God by their own natural strength ⓘ necessity of divine grace for salvation ⓘ need for God’s grace to have a good will ⓘ need for God’s grace to perform good works pleasing to God ⓘ |
| authorityIn |
Anglican theology
ⓘ
surface form:
Church of England doctrine
|
| canonicalCollection |
Thirty-Nine Articles
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surface form:
Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion
|
| codifiedIn |
Book of Common Prayer
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surface form:
Book of Common Prayer editions containing the Thirty-Nine Articles
|
| concerns |
free will
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grace ⓘ salvation ⓘ sin ⓘ |
| denies |
Pelagian view of human ability
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that fallen humans can prepare themselves for grace by their own works ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalNumber | Article X ⓘ |
| historicalContext | English Reformation ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Augustinian theology
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Reformation theology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Thirty-Nine Articles ⓘ |
| positionOnGrace | prevenient grace is required to will what is good ⓘ |
| positionOnHumanNature | humans are fallen and weakened by sin ⓘ |
| positionOnMerit | good works originate from God’s grace rather than human merit ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Article IX Of Original Or Birth-Sin
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Article XI Of the Justification of Man ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Anglicanism (broadly)
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surface form:
Anglicanism
Church of England ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis | New Testament teaching on grace and human inability ⓘ |
| theologicalDiscipline |
anthropology
ⓘ
soteriology ⓘ |
| title | Of Free Will ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Church of England clergy
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surface form:
Anglican clergy
Anglican theologians ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defining Anglican teaching on free will
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ordination vows in some Anglican provinces ⓘ |
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