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    If the self's identity is partly constituted by its refus... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→God's grace is irresistible in the end and will eventually reconcile all sinners to God.

    If the self's identity is partly constituted by its refusals, then the annihilation of those refusals through divine reconciliation would destroy rather than redeem the very subject God aims to save.

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    Constituted by(describing what conditions would make something true)
    Made up of or determined by; in this case, what things would need to happen for something to count as true.
    Divine reconciliation(as used in theology and philosophy of religion)
    In theology, God restoring peace or harmony between humanity and the divine, often by forgiving sins or healing a broken relationship.
    Identity(Adams treats identity statements as a variety of atomic formula rather than a logical truth exempt from existence presuppositions)
    A relation between an object and itself, expressed as an atomic formula (a=a), subject to the same existence-entailment conditions as other atomic predicates under GSA
    Redemption(as a synonym for salvation in this philosophical discussion)
    The act of being saved or restored to a better spiritual state, often by paying a price or through forgiveness of wrongdoing.

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    Refusals(as used in existentialism and ethics)
    Acts of saying no to something or rejecting something; in this context, the choices and values that define who you are by what you reject or don't accept.
    annihilation(as what the self seeks to escape through)
    Complete destruction or elimination; ceasing to exist entirely.
    subject(Logical/grammatical ontology in Eisagoge)
    Either a sound signifying a meaning or a meaning signified by a certain sound

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