The Doctrine of Justification According to Thomas Aquinas

Authors

Theo. Dierks, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

2-1-1938

Document Type

Article

Keywords

sin, grace, forgiveness, original sin, justification, thomas aquinas, punishment, catholic, philosophy, atonement

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

Before the Reformation there were two streams of thought within the Christian Church. The one was evangelical; the other was legalistic. The one confessed and restated (though not always clearly) the truth of Scripture; the other was a development of that moralism which was so prevalent in the Post-Apostolic Age. The one may be compared with an underground stream sometimes reaching the surface as in Bernard of Clairvaux (cf. C. T. M., Oct., 1937); the other may be compared to a deep and broad river flowing above the ground and carrying in it all the contamination and filth which it has accumulated from its tributaries.

Disciplines

Practical Theology

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Dierks, Theo. (1938) "The Doctrine of Justification According to Thomas Aquinas," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 9, Article 11.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol9/iss1/11