Felix culpa<\/p>\n
“The best of both worlds”<\/p>\n
Biographies – John Owen.mp3
\nBy John Piper<\/p>\n
Felix<\/p>\n
Felix (Latin for “happy” or “lucky”) is a male given name and surname.
\nSee Felix (name) for individuals so named.<\/p>\n
Felix culpa<\/p>\n
“The fortunate fall”<\/p>\n
Felix culpa is a Latin phrase that comes from the words Felix (meaning
\n“happy,” “lucky,” or “blessed”) and Culpa (meaning “fault” or “fall”),
\nand in the Catholic tradition is most often translated “happy fault.”<\/p>\n
The Latin expression felix culpa derives from St. Augustine\u2019s famous
\nallusion to one unfortunate event, the Fall of Man, Adam and Eve’s
\nfall and the loss of the Garden of Eden, known theologically as the
\nsource of original sin. The phrase is sung annually in the Exsultet of
\nthe Easter Vigil: “O felix culpa quae talem et tantum meruit habere
\nredemptorem,” “O happy fault that merited such and so great a
\nRedeemer.” The medieval theologian Thomas Aquinas[1] cited this line
\nwhen he explained how the principle that “God allows evils to happen
\nin order to bring a greater good therefrom” underlies the causal
\nrelation between original sin and the Divine Redeemer’s Incarnation,
\nthus concluding that a higher state is not inhibited by sin. The
\nCatholic saint Ambrose also speaks of the fortunate ruin of Adam in
\nthe Garden of Eden in that his sin brought more good to humanity than
\nif he had stayed perfectly innocent.[2]<\/p>\n
The concept also comes up in Hebrew tradition in the Exodus of the
\nIsraelites from Egypt and is associated with God\u2019s judgment. Although
\nit is not a fall, the thinking goes that without their exile in the
\ndesert the Israelites would not have the joy of finding their promised
\nland. With their suffering came the hope of victory and their life
\nrestored.[2]<\/p>\n
In a literary context, the term “felix culpa” can describe how a
\nseries of miserable events will eventually lead to a happier outcome.
\nThe theological concept is one of the underlying themes of Raphael
\nCarter’s science fiction novel The Fortunate Fall; the novel’s title
\nderives explicitly from the Latin phrase. It is also the theme of the
\nfifteenth-century English text Adam lay ybounden, of unknown
\nauthorship, and it is used in various guises, such as “Foenix culprit”
\nand “phaymix cupplerts” by James Joyce in Finnegans Wake.<\/p>\n
…should the Lord tarry, great Grace will be seen!<\/p>\n
The longer He waits, the more that are called the Elect, great and
\nlasting Grace lavished on all!<\/p>\n
I was made for this.<\/p>\n
Original sin to the fullness of Redemption<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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