CANON 1. If anyone denies that it is the whole man, that is, both body and soul, that was “changed for the worse” through the offense of Adam’s sin, but believes that the freedom of the soul remains unimpaired and that only the body is subject to corruption, he is deceived by the error of Pelagius and contradicts the scripture which says, “The soul that sins shall die” (Ezek. 18:20); and, “Do you not know that if you yield yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are the slaves of the one whom you obey?” (Rom. 6:16); and, “For whatever overcomes a man, to that he is enslaved” (2 Pet. 2:19). Read More»
—Canons And Decrees Of The Second Council Of Orange, (AD 529)
Resources
- How To Subscribe To Heidelmedia
- The Heidelblog Resource Page
- Heidelmedia Resources
- The Ecumenical Creeds
- The Reformed Confessions
- The Heidelberg Catechism
- Recovering the Reformed Confession (Phillipsburg: P&R Publishing, 2008)
- Why I Am A Christian
- Support Heidelmedia: use the donate button
- Canons And Decrees Of The Second Council Of Orange (AD 529)
- Resources On The Canons And Synod Of Dort
- On The Value Of Confessions
Heidelblog
The Heidelblog has been in publication since 2007. It is devoted to recovering the Reformed confession and to helping others discover Reformed theology, piety, and practice.
More by Heidelblog ›
Is there a decent hard copy of this and other early councils suitable for a theology library? It would be a fine thing to sit down with this stuff in the old easy chair.
Francis H Woods, ed.. Canons of the Second Council of Orange, A.D. 529: Text, with an Introduction, Translation and Notes. Oxford: J. Thornton, 1882.
This volume or one like it might be available on Google books or archive.org