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Augustine

            Augustine focuses mainly on the Christian sovereign God of grace as well as the sovereign grace of God. This book truly is a "confession" of a man who realizes the filth of the human race and who knows what a disgrace we are to our creator. These first three books of Augustine's confessions delve heavily into the motives of human behavior especially in infancy. He is talking to God and praising him for the abundant grace of which he does not deserve, but receives without question upon request. He also talks briefly on the omnipotence of God and brings up the question of the actual presence of God in things. Whether or not God saturates all things with his presence or if he just fills them according to size. His analyzing of human action brings one to think that he is also a psychologist on top of the other things. It seems that he was not trying to change Christianity as much as he was attempting to bring light to and defend some main issues of the religion. He was the great apologetic in his writings on the grace and mercy of God. He goes on in books two and three to talk more on his life as a teenager and then a student in Carthage. He talks of his idleness at the age of sixteen and how he was plagued with sin and lust. When he talks of stealing the pears he churns up and discusses heavily motives and aims of sinful man. His writings go along well with the ideas of Martin Luther and the protestant reformation. He is having a personal relationship with Christ. He is confessing his sins directly to him. He recognizes that when the curtain was torn in the tabernacle upon the death of Christ that it symbolized that there was no more separation between God and man. There was no need of a burnt offering and no need of a Holy of Holies. There was no need to tie ropes to the ankles of the priests who went in the presence of God because now everyone was in the presence of God.


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1. Augustine

Augustine: Sinfulness and Sexuality Augustine's views on sin and sexuality were expressed in his writings, such as "The Confessions," which later contributed in the birth of the Roman Catholic theory. ... Augustine's opponents believed that marriage and sexuality was linked to "original sin," so therefore marriage and sexuality was condemned. ... As a defender of marriage, Augustine was careful not to imply! ... The way Augustine viewed a woman was "a baby-making machine." Augustine felt that marriage was good if the intention was to have children, but sinful and wrong if mar...

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2. Augustine:

During a conversation Augustine was having with his friend, Evodius, he was asked if God was not indeed the cause of evil. ... What exactly does Augustine mean by this? ... Given this question, Augustine maintains that lust is the true source of evil and will is the cause of this evil. ... To deny that events occur otherwise than by His knowledge, Augustine thought, was sacrilegious. ... Augustine brilliantly defends his belief, with his undeniable ability to debate. ...

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3. Augustine

This is the question posed by Evodius after Augustine established the notion of free will. ... One could be lead to think that Augustine's concept of free will renders man guilty of sin. ... Surprisingly enough, Augustine agrees this to be true. ... But unfortunately, Augustine does not live up to his agreement of this. ... Therefore, what else is to be expected from Augustine and his discussion with Evodius? ...

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4. Augustine's Confessions

Augustine uses love as his gate to God's grace. ... Augustine talks of many different forms of love. ... This is what Augustine did. ... Eventually, Augustine's friend passed away and Augustine felt extreme remorse and grief. ... The answer lies in God's grace for Augustine. ...

  • Word Count: 1988
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5. St. Augustine

Augustine began his search to understand evil, he had a lot of questions. ... On page 164, Augustine's comes up with many questions of evil's origin. ... In the first paragraph Augustine admits his lack of faith in God. ... Augustine. ... Augustine's) faith in God and belief about the devil and evil. ...

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6. St. Augustine

Saint Augustine and Classical Education In Saint Augustine's deeply personal work, Confessions, he shares the story of his life up to his eventual conversion to the Christian faith. ... Augustine's attitude towards classical literature and thought was at times slightly self-contradictory. ... Augustine recalled that as a very young man he himself succumbed to excessive pride. ... Augustine was a rationalist man throughout the work, and yet his most defining moment is one of pure faith. Only after years of personal struggle did Augustine arrive at his own religious revelation. ...

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7. augustine

The basis of Augustine's rebuttal to Pelagius" views began with his opposing beliefs of original sin. Augustine argued that if children were born free of any sin, why were newborn infants baptized? ... In a sense, Augustine was now able to see the top of the mountain because of his free will. ... It was God's grace that Augustine credited for helping him finally convert to God. ... Augustine's rebuttal emphasized the importance of God's grace throughout a man's life. ...

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8. St. Augustine

Augustine, sin comes via free-will. ... In Saint Augustine Confession's, Augustine believes he stole the fruit for the mere enjoyment of the sin and the theft which the stealing involved. ... Saint Augustine had a choice, to sin or not to sin. ... When viewing the crime which Augustine committed, it is noted that Augustine acted in self-indulgence or vice. ... Saint Augustine found two paths to follow, and in the wo...

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  • Grade Level: High School

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