Was St. Augustine view of Grace similar to the Orthodox or the Catholic one?

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I just got curious about that.

Most of what is called reformed (Calvinist) theology actually started with St. Augustine in the 4th Century. I could be wrong but I think he believed it was irresistible in the case of the elect, and that the elect would persevere in faith until they passed over.
 
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Trying to better understand the question: What is your understanding of the difference between the Orthodox and Catholic doctrines of grace?

For example, are you asking about Augustine's view of the ontological relation of grace to the divine essence?
Anything related to Grace.
 
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Most of what is called reformed (Calvinist) theology actually started with St. Augustine in the 4th Century. I could be wrong but I think he believed it was irresistible in the case of the elect, and that the elect would persevere in faith until they passed over.
Both Catholic and Orthodox Churches disagree with that idea.
 
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probably closer to Rome's, I would say, although not as erroneous as they are now. I think St Augustine was an early proponent of pure simplicity, which does relate to grace.
I wonder if he believed in Created Grace.
 
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They do, and a good number of Protestants also disagree with it as well.
Not even St. Augustine could be considered a "Calvinist" since he didn't believe in Eternal Security :
"If, however, being already regenerate and justified, he relapses of his own will into an evil life, assuredly he cannot say, “I have not received”, because of his own free choice to evil he has lost the grace of God, that he had received." Treaties on Rebuke and Grace, p.9
 
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I understand St. Augustine to be attempting to reconcile free will with predestination prior to considering future actions. Whether he is successful or not, I cannot say. But I believe that some of his thoughts on predestination prior to future actions and the council of Jerusalem in 1672 can be reconciled without compromises from the council at all.
 
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