Originally posted by Ron
How about, was there another possible way to redeem?
Originally posted by Preach
Aquinas did not think that the atonement was an "antecedent" necessity. But, according to Thomas, once God did set out to redeem, then it had to be by the God-Man's atonement.
How does this differ from what Fred mentioned?
Originally posted by Preach
Aquinas did not think that the atonement was an "antecedent" necessity. But, according to Thomas, once God did set out to redeem, then it had to be by the God-Man's atonement.
How does this differ from what Fred mentioned?