Monergism
Grace alone does the saving — God begins, sustains, and completes, with no human assist
Monergism holds that salvation is accomplished by God's grace alone, with no cooperating human contribution to its initiation. Traditions differ on this. It is affirmed in strong Augustinian and Reformed theology, drawing on Augustine's anti-Pelagian writings, which stressed the priority of grace. Synergist traditions reject it, holding that the human will cooperates with grace in the work of salvation.
How it traveled
- A Treatise on the Predestination of the SaintsHippo Regius · 430explains
- A Treatise on Rebuke and GraceHippo Regius · 430explains
- A Treatise Against Two Letters of the PelagiansHippo Regius · 430explains
- A Treatise on Grace and Free WillHippo Regius · 430explains
- Discussion: Second PartWittenberg · 1546explains
- Discussion: First PartWittenberg · 1546explains
- Discussion: Third PartWittenberg · 1546explains
- The Sovereignty of GodWittenberg · 1546explains
- Book Second. of the Knowledge of God the Redeemer, in Christ, as First Manifested to the Fathers, Under the Law, and Thereafter to Us Under the GospelGeneva · 1564explains
- Book Third. the Mode of Obtaining the Grace of Christ. the Benefits It Confers, and the Effects Resulting from ItGeneva · 1564explains
- a careful and strict inquiry into the prevailing notions of the freedom of willNorthampton, Massachusetts · 1758explains
- Seventeen Occasional SermonsNorthampton, Massachusetts · 1758explains
Key passages(20)
Book Second. of the Knowledge of God the Redeemer, in Christ, as First Manifested to the Fathers, Under the Law, and Thereafter to Us Under the Gospel · John Calvin
The Sovereignty of God · Martin Luther
Book Second. of the Knowledge of God the Redeemer, in Christ, as First Manifested to the Fathers, Under the Law, and Thereafter to Us Under the Gospel · John Calvin
A Treatise on the Predestination of the Saints · Augustine of Hippo
A Treatise on the Predestination of the Saints · Augustine of Hippo
Book Third. the Mode of Obtaining the Grace of Christ. the Benefits It Confers, and the Effects Resulting from It · John Calvin
Discussion: Second Part · Martin Luther
Discussion: Second Part · Martin Luther
Seventeen Occasional Sermons · Jonathan Edwards
Book Second. of the Knowledge of God the Redeemer, in Christ, as First Manifested to the Fathers, Under the Law, and Thereafter to Us Under the Gospel · John Calvin
Book Second. of the Knowledge of God the Redeemer, in Christ, as First Manifested to the Fathers, Under the Law, and Thereafter to Us Under the Gospel · John Calvin
Book Second. of the Knowledge of God the Redeemer, in Christ, as First Manifested to the Fathers, Under the Law, and Thereafter to Us Under the Gospel · John Calvin
Book Second. of the Knowledge of God the Redeemer, in Christ, as First Manifested to the Fathers, Under the Law, and Thereafter to Us Under the Gospel · John Calvin
A Treatise Against Two Letters of the Pelagians · Augustine of Hippo
A Treatise on Rebuke and Grace · Augustine of Hippo
Book Second. of the Knowledge of God the Redeemer, in Christ, as First Manifested to the Fathers, Under the Law, and Thereafter to Us Under the Gospel · John Calvin
Book Second. of the Knowledge of God the Redeemer, in Christ, as First Manifested to the Fathers, Under the Law, and Thereafter to Us Under the Gospel · John Calvin
Book Second. of the Knowledge of God the Redeemer, in Christ, as First Manifested to the Fathers, Under the Law, and Thereafter to Us Under the Gospel · John Calvin
Book Second. of the Knowledge of God the Redeemer, in Christ, as First Manifested to the Fathers, Under the Law, and Thereafter to Us Under the Gospel · John Calvin
Book Third. the Mode of Obtaining the Grace of Christ. the Benefits It Confers, and the Effects Resulting from It · John Calvin