#autosoterism

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Who is the One Who Saves?

There are four basic views concerning who saves. First is autosoterism (auto = self + soter = savior) which is a belief that entrance into heaven is entirely by good works. Autosoterists don’t feel they need salvation from an outside source. Their good works are enough. Second is syntheosoterism (syn = with + theo = God + soter = savior) which is a belief that people partner with God and…

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The denial of the doctrine of perseverance (of the saints) virtually makes the salvation of man dependent on the human will rather than on the grace of God. This consideration will, of course, have no effect on those who share the Pelagian conception of salvation as autosoteric — and their numbers are great — but certainly ought to cause those to pause who glory in being saved by grace. The idea is that, after man is brought to a state of grace by the operation of the Holy Spirit alone, or by the joint operation of the Holy Spirit and the will of man, it rests solely with man to continue in faith or to forsake the faith, just as he sees fit. This renders the cause of man very precarious and makes it impossible for him to attain to the blessed assurance of faith. - Louis Berkhof (Systematic Theology)

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@autosoterisms​ | SC

“I think it’s safe to say I haven’t got a future as a chevalier.”

Phaedra ACHES. It’s only by special-- adamant-- request that she’s been given instruction in the basic handling of a sword, and all she’s learned so far is that it’s much harder than it looks. She's fortunate enough to have a great deal of natural coordination, but that’s only spared her the worst of the bruises-- no amount of talent can replace years of hard practice. The fact that she’s a mage only makes matters worse: she’s accustomed to the weight and balance of a staff, and by contrast, a sword feels unwieldy.

“It’s a pity, really. I’d look dashing in a suit of armor.”

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BLUSH, FUCHSIA, VIRIDIAN, CHARTREUSE

tell me how you feel abt me via colors — accepting

BLUSH = Seeing you on my dash makes my day a little better. FUCHSIA = Your blog content is goldVIRIDIAN = I wanna hang out on your blogCHARTREUSE = You’re my homie

asdfghjkl you sent me this like a week ago and here i am !!! finally responding !!!! and screaming a LOT bc holy shit ??? ur so sweet ??? im glad you think im quality even though i like ??? never actually post ic things and even though all of my kids are trash ( except like ??? ophelia and gwyn. and maybe scully. but they’re MOSTLY trash ). i haven’t had a multimuse since i was like ??? thirteen ?? so im glad im doing ok even though im breaking the whole “have a running theme” rule.

also YES. h o m i e s.

p.s.: u see that icon ??? ur steven in that icon. im hugging u.

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4, 6, 18 regarding the muse for revas ( my love )

   ask me how i feel about my kids │  accepting

4. If you could tell your muse one thing, what would you tell them?

For almost every verse, I’d kiss her on the forehead and tell her, Be careful. For some verses, I’d say ‘Take it slow.’ because she doesn’t get a chance to breathe. 

6. If you had to take one positive thing away from your muse, what would you take away?

I mean, haven’t I taken enough really? Mm. Personality wise, on a whim for an au or something, her kindness towards people. Just make her brutal as can be, no remorse in her  actions.  Life wise probably her Grandmother if I wanted a full impact. House is i just wanted her to be more true to self. 

18. What aspect of your muse’s personality is most important to you? What aspect of your muse’s personality do you think is most important to them? Is it the same? Why or why not?

The most important part of Revas is always her hope and faith. It is probably the most critical thing to her character and without it she’d be a completely different person. Revas without belief, without faith, would be the anti-self i think. Like. If you’re gonna make an nega-revas, it’ll be her without faith, without hope, and just lost. Because her faith is what saved her and what keeps her going. It’s important to her. A security blanket when the world sort of cracks under her feet. 

To her, I think it’d probably be her fearlessness. While it stems from her faith, its also a personality trait of her own that’s its own making. You die and come back, and things start to feel small. Maybe you’re scared and terrified, shrinking in a corner. Or maybe you say fuck it I can do whatever. No consequence. For her, it was both. It’s not that she’s unafraid to die again, or to lose herself. But there are just some things that you have to flip off, and say ‘fuck you’ to no matter how scared you are. So it’s a very large part of who she is to herself. 

But both probably make up a fair share of what she thinks is truly important to her. 

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@autosoterisms requested to speak the Duchess [ x ] 

    “Good day, Commander Cullen. Please, do apologize my husband for not being able to receive you in person today. I wish to thank you, in the name of the Duke, the Mages of Cumberland and its people, that the Inquisition has offered protection to those in need.”

   Her husband’s lack of action against the riots was revolting, though she dared not speak up against him or, even worse, speak a single ill word of him. Thankfully, the Inquisition had stepped in and no innocent blood has been spilled art the College of Magi. Dutiful Duchess such as she was, she now had to thank the Inquisition - or at least the Commander, who was the man behind the forces that marched up to protect innocents. 

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       “He thinks I am the idiot when I can speak & write in five languages and know more about his peoples history than half the living scholars. Sure.” 

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It was early when Eden opened the bar for breakfast; though most didn’t come in until it was mid morning. The sun was just beginning to peek over the rim of the horizon; casting Skyhold into a pinkish hue. It was the barkeep’s favorite time of day--just before dawn. 

Eden looked over to the entrance upon hearing the door open and was pleasantly surprised to see the Commander standing there. Eden automatically poured him a mug of coffee and sat it on the counter top. 

“G’day, Commander Cullen. How are ye fairin’ today, lad?” He asked with his usual cheerful tone. “ Want some bacon an’ eggs?” 

@autosoterisms // Starter Call 

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gift: a crisp high five

The Approval/Disapproval Game

Therith Greatly Disapproves

“Disgusting.”

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autosoterism:        the doctrine that salvation is achievable through oneself or one's own efforts.

INDIE CULLEN RUTHERFORD  ORIGINALLY EST. 19 dec 2016 RE-EST. oct 3 2018 home / rules / about 

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1. What makes you the most emotional about your muse?

⚜ Q & A about Emma

I already answered this over here but I’ll answer it again because there are several things that tend to make me emotional. This time a happy emotion! Because pride is an emotion, right!? Lol. Anyways, one of the things that makes me the most emotional is the pride in what Emma has become. She is a character that as soon as she realizes that something isn’t right, isn’t proper about how she’s doing something... she changes it. Its what allowed her to make the change into quitting alcohol and becoming a recovering alcoholic instead of continuing to try to fix things with the bottle. Ever since that happened, the growth that happened in Emma is honestly extraordinary. Even more so, once she realizes that there is absolutely nothing that Kyle can do that will hurt her anymore. 

While its true, that during a little while in Emma’s life she lets Kyle effect her far too much after they’ve broken up... its also true that there is like this... curtain or something that is pulled back from her mind and suddenly she just doesn’t give a fuck about what he says. Its during this time, that she will full on throttle him if he comes around again and starts the shit he normally does. 

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Cont. from x with @autosoterisms

      “You’re right. I know there are more pressing matters, but I can’t help it. All these people’s lives are in my hands. Again.”

Andralena turned her gaze away from the commander to cast it out across Skyhold’s crowded courtyard. More and more people came spilling through those gates every day, their hearts so full of hope. She knew the looks in their eyes well, as they had once been in her own as well. The hope for peace, for a brighter future, for survival. 

There had been no hope during the blight, everything was doubt and loss and despair, but once it was ended, the hope had returned. People looked at her like she was a hero, called her one, revered her as one. And for a moment, she dared to hope that the world would recover. But here she was, right back where she had started. Mages and Templars at each other’s throats, the world ending, and here she was. Right at the center of it.

All she hoped for, as of now, was that she didn’t fail the people relying on her.

     “I understand that you all believe I’m right for this job, but...I mean, my luck has to run out eventually, doesn’t it? I just hope it’s later, rather than sooner.”

Running her fingers through her hair, the tall woman sighed and leaned against the stone battlements. “I may be asking the wrong person,” She said with a quiet chuckle. “But would you take a break and play a game of chess with me, Commander Cullen?”

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@autosoterisms

“Josephine says we should be delicate about this, but I see no reason we can’t just send a troop of soldiers to hash it out.” Maybe it was the warrior in her speaking, but Talia figured the best way to get things done was to do it directly. “What do you think? Would it be a waste of our resources?”

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“Thinking too much about...about all this...it can get dangerous.” she traced far away constellations with her finger, struggling to regain focus. Sometimes, if it was too quiet, the memories of the explosion, and visions of atrocities to come blurred together--the sights, sounds and smells crashing over her like waves, pulling her under like riptide. While she preferred being alone, his interruption was perhaps a blessing in disguise. 

“Usually I come out here to eat bread I’ve stolen from the kitchen.”

Nice save. 

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          ‘ ONE mistake ? ’  has he forgotten ? — but NO. he cannot have; kinloch is seared into her memory & she saw only the aftermath. he was present for the entire mess; it was HE who called for the destruction of every mage in the harrowing chamber ( including irving, the CLOSEST man she had to a father ). ‘ you have made FAR more than one mistake, COMMANDER, and not all of them innocent. ’

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RULES : tag nine people you wanna get to know better - repost, don’t reblog. TAGGED  BY : @autosoterisms bc i can tbh

relationship status :  shrugs? single and mildly ready to mingle favorite color :  dark blue. or like. gold ??? tbh. preferable a combo of navy/dark blue with  gold. lipstick or chapstick : both?? last song i listened to : Siam­és - The Wolf last movie i watched : Fully? Finding Dory. I am, however, currently watching Zootopia. top three tv shows: Mmm. Elementary. The Adventures of Gumball. Red vs Blue (which is technically a web series, but it has been on the El Rey Network so ima count it) top three characters : Grog Strongjaw, Terry McGinnis, & Garrus Vakarian  top three ships : Perc’ahlia, Shakarian, & SuperWondyBat tbh. books i’m currently reading : None tbh. I haven’t read a book in ages man. not much of a reader anymore.

TAGGING : shrugs???