A Review of The Enchiridion: On Faith, Hope, and Charity

About a year ago I finished a lesser well known work of Saint Augustine, that is greatly appreciated by many scholars. I have read this work twice, and believe it to my favorite of those Augustine works that I have yet finished.
 The Enchiridion covers many theological issues including: is it ever morally right to lie?, the manner of how Free Will was lost at the fall, why some are predestined to hell, that God willed all those that are saved to be saved, the existence of Purgatory, and other topics.
 It is no wonder that Augustine's theology had great influence on Martin Luther and John Calvin, thought it should be noted, that Calvin clearly taught things that Augustine had never taught. While I'm pretty sure all would agree that the freedom of the will to not sin was lost by man after the fall, until he is called and made righteous before God, Augustine and Calvin would principally differ on two main areas: Augustine taught that man can justified and lose it, and Augustine taught that God's predestination of the damned is based on their demerits.  Calvin on the other hand, believed justification could never be lost, and that God's predestination of the damned was for His own glory alone. While Luther and Augustine would share much in common, they too would have differences. Luther would not teach the concept of mortal or venial sin as Augustine had believed. I'd like to get more into justification, predestination, free will, etc, in the future, particularity by describing these men's beliefs from their actual words. While I have read some from Luther and Calvin, I have read much more from Augustine, and no wonder, since I pretty well agree with Saint Augustine on every issue that I know of.
 For now, I will just say that all these issues are covered in this book. One of my favorite theological subjects is the free will of man, which is highly controversial among Christians.

Check out The Enchiridion: On Faith, Hope, and Charity. It is one of my favorites!