There are many questions; therefore, humans throughout the centuries have come up with a variety of "answers." ... Although Augustine never truly separated himself from the platonic influence, I would side with Augustine's views on humanity, the soul, and our relationship with God. I have been raised with a Christian worldview, so the majority of my views coincide with Augustine's rather than Plato's. ... One of the horses is of good stock, and one is the opposite in every way. ... In Psalm 139, David expresses his joy in knowing that we are related to God and God is with ...

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His position is affirmed by quoting the 10th commandment itself, "Thou shalt not covet" (Ex 20:17) and the Sermon on the Mount where Jesus reprimands even anger (Matt 5:22) and lust (Matt 5:28). ... Since by nature we not only have a disposition to sin but sin in our nature, he asks whether or not human beings possess freedom of choice. He defends freedom of will, however, only to a limited extent: Certainly, those who are outside of Christ do still make voluntary choices-that is, they decide what they want to do, then they do it. In this sense there is still a kind of "freedom&...

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