Ah!  Retrieved Issa's original post:

Oct 28, 2010 - 12:35PM
Issabhandhu12
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Hi Folks,

 

Adelphe, I like the original post and would like to join the discussion.  I'm unfamiliar with some words.  Could you please put, in layman's-terms, the meaning of;

 

Pelagianism

Semi-Pelagianism

Arminianism

 

I am an Orthodox Christian, a Roman Catholic cantor, born in the Salvation Army, raised myself Missionary Baptist, and have had close liturgical ties with mono-theistic Hindus.

So, like you guys, I'm eager to see if things mesh together in a sensible philosophical way.

 

ys,  Issa..

Nov 3, 2010 -- 11:42PM, Xapisma wrote:

As everyone knows, the only true orthodox (and Orthodox) position is semi-Pelagian.

I actually heard one Eastern Orthodox put it, "I prefer the term semi-Augustinian", LOL.

Anyway, as this is not a debate board, I...simply disagree. 

Comments as to why it's orthodox?

That's helpful, especially in shedding light on the differences between Arminianism and Roman Catholicism. I've been trying to figure out what the differences are, but since--as alluded above--there are several different threads of RCC thought, I could quite work out what a Trent-centric account would be. I don't think the boat account given quite takes into account Vatican II and the possibility of baptisms of bloof or desire, though; it makes being saved sound a lot harder than it probably really is.