Let’s turn now to the third challenge to free will and responsibility: the cases of Jesus and Mary,. First, I need to say something about supererogation. A human action can be morally significant two distinct and non-overlapping ways: by fulfilling or failing to fulfill our all-things-considered moral duties (that is, by being sinful or notContinue reading “Jesus, Mary, and Moral Responsibility”
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God’s (Finite) Mercy
That God is merciful signifies that God gives to His creatures benefits that go beyond the requirements of justice. If we assume, as Thomas does, that existence itself is a good, then God’s mercy is in evidence in His creating us, since none of us had (prior to existing) a right to exist based onContinue reading “God’s (Finite) Mercy”
