Augustine and the Pelagian Heresy (2)

In our last segment we ended by considering briefly the heresy of the British monk Pelagius. We noted that the heart of his error was the denial of man's need for the sovereign work of Gods grace in saving him. According to Pelagius natural man has God's gift of free-will and that was all he needed. By directing his will in the right way the natural man could make himself good in the eyes of God and do the good God required of him. He was not a dead sinner who depended on an efficacious...