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Pelagianism
Season 1 · Episode 176

Pelagianism

CR101 Radio - Podcast Network · R.J. Rushdoony

March 31, 20268m 30s

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Show Notes

Pelagianism teaches that man is not fallen in his whole being and can choose God by the power of his own will. Sin is minimized, original guilt denied, and salvation becomes a cooperative project between human decision and divine help. Grace, rather than being sovereign and necessary, is treated as optional or proportionate to human effort.

The result is a Christianity centered on enthusiasm, decisionism, and revival emotion rather than the regenerating power of God. By shifting salvation from God’s action to man’s choice, Pelagianism drains the church of assurance, humility, and true power. Where grace is no longer sovereign, faith becomes shallow, the gospel becomes moralism, and the church becomes increasingly irrelevant.