to think that even our will to delight in God must be “touched,” “inspired,” or “moved” by the grace of God. According to the verse he often quoted (in its Latin version), “God is at work in you both to will and to work for a good will” (Phil 2:13).16 Thus, Augustine combined the incongruity of grace with its priority and efficacy, the three woven tightly together. Because God’s grace is effective and transformative, the initial incongruity of grace (given to sinners who were alienated from God)
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