The Rise of Understandings of Congruent Merit in the Franciscan Tradition

Aquinas says there's merit in the strict sense of the word you do something which deserves a response and justification is not given on that basis it's something that God gives freely but then following the tradition which was emerging at times says there's a much weaker sense. He calls it congruent merit and the way this was explained to me by Catholic theologian is look when you go to a restaurant okay you have a meal you gotta pay the bill you're under an obligation to do that, he said. But if you might say hey I'm going to give a tip and that's not something you're obliged to do it'sSomething that because you're generous you do so if you