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- A native of Britain, he was practising as an advocate in Rome when he met Pelagius. They became convinced that the contemporary low morality could be reformed only by stressing people's responsibility for their actions, and so began teaching a doctrine of free will that left no room for grace.
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Celestius (flourished 5th century) was one of the first and probably the most outstanding of the disciples of the British theologian Pelagius (q.v.). Like Pelagius, Celestius was practicing law in Rome when they met.
- Pelagianism
Celestius, a disciple of Pelagius, denied the church’s...
- Pelagianism
Caelestius (or Celestius) was the major follower of the heretical Christian teacher Pelagius and the heresy of Pelagianism, which was opposed to Augustine of Hippo and his actual Christian doctrine in original sin, and was later declared to be heresy and is recognized as such by all truly Christian religions.
For Pelagius, "grace" consisted of the gift of free will, the Law of Moses, and the teachings of Jesus. [18] According to Augustine, Pelagians saw baptism of infants as useless because they had no sin. [19] Celestius, who was a disciple of Pelagius, also was to have denied original sin and the necessity of infant baptism for salvation. [20]
A native of Britain, he was practising as an advocate in Rome when he met Pelagius. They became convinced that the contemporary low morality could be reformed only by stressing people's responsibility for their actions, and so began teaching a doctrine of free will that left no room for grace.
First of all, Marius Mercator mentions that Celestius came to Carthage from Rome as a disciple of Pelagius3. This could have been around.
Celestius, a disciple of Pelagius, denied the church’s doctrine of original sin and the necessity of infant baptism. Pelagianism was opposed by St. Augustine, bishop of Hippo, who asserted that human beings cannot attain righteousness by their own efforts and are totally dependent upon the grace of God.
Jun 1, 1999 · It was probably in Rome that Celestius was converted by Pelagius and became his disciple and friend. Although Pelagius, for nearly ten years, openly preached his views in Rome, he never got into any trouble with the church or the theologians there.
