‎We first hear of them in 428, through letters from two laymen, Prosper and Hilary, to Augustin. Remember that Augustus taught that all men are born dead in sin, Ephesians 2:1,5 & Colossians 2:13 Psalm 50:5 in the Septuagent says "For, behold, I was conceived in iniquities, and in sins did my mother conceive me." So Augustine says were are spiritually dead in sin from conception, and this is the product of the original sin of Adam as we saw in Romans 5. Tell these men claimed to accept original sin, but seeking to compromise the position with Pelagianism. they assert that Grace is necessary because all men truly fell in Adam but they are not truly spiritually dead in sin. They maintained that all men are only sin sick, and in need of God's assisting Grace, not spiritual resurrection. ‎ Warfield says these men ‎"accepted original sin and the necessity of grace, but asserted that men began their turning to God, and God helped their beginning." The semi-Pelagian teaches that man makes the "free will" decision, and takes the first move toward God in faith, and that man can cooperate with God's grace even to the keeping of his faith through human effort. In this Scheme God responds with open arms to save any unbeliever, as soon as they of their own power believe. So they teach that faith is the vehicle that produces regeneration, and that grace is applied because of prescience of foreseen faith. A few years later a French Bishop named Faustus was the fountain head and chief champion of this teaching. As a result, this doctrine was then permanently accepted by the Eastern Orthodox Church.
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