Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Deuteronomy 8:17

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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 1, Volume 5, page 450, footnote 7 (Image)

Augustine: Anti-Pelagian Writings

A Treatise on Grace and Free Will. (HTML)

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Paul Fought, But God Gave the Victory: He Ran, But God Showed Mercy. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 3041 (In-Text, Margin)

... good fight.” Well, now, I want to know by what power he fought. Was it by a power which he possessed of himself, or by strength given to him from above? It is impossible to suppose that so great a teacher as the apostle was ignorant of the law of God, which proclaims the following in Deuteronomy: “Say not in thine heart, My own strength and energy of hand hath wrought for me this great power; but thou shalt remember the Lord thy God, how it is He that giveth thee strength to acquire such power.”[Deuteronomy 8:17] And what avails “the good fight,” unless followed by victory? And who gives the victory but He of whom the apostle says himself, “Thanks be to God, who giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ”? Then, in another passage, having quoted ...