NPNF1-02. St. Augustine's City of God and Christian Doctrine
by Philip Schaff
Summary
With over twenty volumes, the Nicene and
Post-Nicene Fathers is a momentous achievement. Originally gathered
by
Philip Schaff, the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers is a collection
of
writings by classical and medieval Christian theologians. The purpose of
such a collection is to make their writings readily available. The
entire work is divided into two series. The first series focuses on two
classical Christian theologians--St. Augustine and St. John Chrysostom.
St. Augustine is one of the most influential and important Christian
thinkers of all time. In addition to reprinting his most popular two
works--the Confessions and the City of God--these volumes
also
contain
other noteworthy and important works of St. Augustine, such as On the
Holy Trinity, Christian Doctrine, and others. St. John
Chrysostom
was
an
eloquent speaker and well-loved Christian clergyman. St. John took a
more literal interpretation of Scripture, and much of his work focused
on practical aspects of Christianity, particularly what is now called
social justice. He advocated for the poor, and challenged abuses of
authority. This particular volume in the series contains Augustine's
City of God and On Christian Doctrine. The Nicene and
Post-Nicene
Fathers is comprehensive in scope, and provide keen translations of
instructive and illuminating texts from some of the greatest theologians
of the Christian church. These spiritually enlightening texts have aided
Christians for over a thousand years, and remain instructive and
fruitful even today!
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Born: January 1, 1819 |
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Quotations
- Our first parents fell into open disobedience because already they were secretly corrupted; for the evil act had never been done had not an evil will preceded it. And what is the origin of our evil will but pride? (NPNF1-02. St. Augustine's City of God and Christian Doctrine)
- By craving to be more, man becomes less; and by aspiring to be self-sufficing, he fell away from Him who truly suffices him. (NPNF1-02. St. Augustine's City of God and Christian Doctrine)
- whosoever should believe and should repent, and turn from his sins, should be saved by the same faith and repentance on the ground of which he is received into the bosom of the Church (NPNF1-02. St. Augustine's City of God and Christian Doctrine)
- Furthermore, as there is a kind of death of the soul, which consists in the putting away of former habits and former ways of life, and which comes through repentance (NPNF1-02. St. Augustine's City of God and Christian Doctrine)
- there is a kind of death of the soul, which consists in the putting away of former habits and former ways of life, and which comes through repentance (NPNF1-02. St. Augustine's City of God and Christian Doctrine)
- And just as the soul, after it has put away and destroyed by repentance its former habits, is created anew after a better pattern, so we must hope and believe that the body, after that death which we all owe as a debt contracted through sin, shall at the resurrection be changed into a better form;—not that flesh and blood shall inherit the kingdom of God (for that is impossible), but that this corruptible shall put on incorruption, and this mortal shall put on immortality (NPNF1-02. St. Augustine's City of God and Christian Doctrine)
- And thus the body, being the source of no uneasiness because it can feel no want, shall be animated by a spirit perfectly pure and happy, and shall enjoy unbroken peace. (NPNF1-02. St. Augustine's City of God and Christian Doctrine)
- Now he whose soul does not die to this world and begin here to be conformed to the truth, falls when the body dies into a more terrible death, and shall revive, not to change his earthly for a heavenly habitation, but to endure the penalty of his sin (NPNF1-02. St. Augustine's City of God and Christian Doctrine)
- When we are on the way, and that not a way that lies through space, but through a change of affections, and one which the guilt of our past sins like a hedge of thorns barred against us, what could He do [...] except to forgive us all our sins? (NPNF1-02. St. Augustine's City of God and Christian Doctrine)
- We must beware of taking a figurative expression literally. For the saying of the apostle applies in this case too: “The letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life. (NPNF1-02. St. Augustine's City of God and Christian Doctrine)
- We must beware of taking a figurative expression literally. For the saying of the apostle applies in this case too: “The letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life. (NPNF1-02. St. Augustine's City of God and Christian Doctrine)
- For the Church is His body [...] He exercises it in the present time, and purges it with many wholesome afflictions. (NPNF1-02. St. Augustine's City of God and Christian Doctrine)
- The body, after that death which we all owe as a debt contracted through sin, shall at the resurrection be changed into a better form;—not that flesh and blood shall inherit the kingdom of God... but that this corruptible shall put on incorruption (NPNF1-02. St. Augustine's City of God and Christian Doctrine)
- The belief of the resurrection of our Lord from the dead, and of His ascension into heaven, has strengthened our faith by adding a great buttress of hope (NPNF1-02. St. Augustine's City of God and Christian Doctrine)
- The belief of the resurrection of our Lord from the dead, and of His ascension into heaven, has strengthened our faith by adding a great buttress of hope. (NPNF1-02. St. Augustine's City of God and Christian Doctrine)
- The belief of the resurrection of our Lord from the dead, and of His ascension into heaven, has strengthened our faith by adding a great buttress of hope. For it clearly shows how freely He laid down His life for us when He had it in His power thus to take it up again. (NPNF1-02. St. Augustine's City of God and Christian Doctrine)
- There are certain rules for the interpretation of Scripture which I think might with great advantage be taught to earnest students of the word (NPNF1-02. St. Augustine's City of God and Christian Doctrine)
- For if he takes up rashly a meaning which the author whom he is reading did not intend, he often falls in with other statements which he cannot harmonize with this meaning. And if he admits that these statements are true and certain, then it follows that the meaning he had put upon the former passage cannot be the true one: and so it comes to pass, one can hardly tell how, that, out of love for his own opinion, he begins to feel more angry with Scripture than he is with himself. (NPNF1-02. St. Augustine's City of God and Christian Doctrine)
- The Trinity the True Object of Enjoyment (NPNF1-02. St. Augustine's City of God and Christian Doctrine)
- The Trinity the True Object of Enjoyment (NPNF1-02. St. Augustine's City of God and Christian Doctrine)
- The man who does not strive about words, whether he speak quietly, temperately, or vehemently, uses words with no other purpose than to make the truth plain, pleasing, and effective (NPNF1-02. St. Augustine's City of God and Christian Doctrine)
- The man who does not strive about words, whether he speak quietly, temperately, or vehemently, uses words with no other purpose than to make the truth plain, pleasing, and effective (NPNF1-02. St. Augustine's City of God and Christian Doctrine)
- We must hope and believe that the body, after that death which we all owe as a debt contracted through sin, shall at the resurrection be changed into a better form;—not that flesh and blood shall inherit the kingdom of God (for that is impossible), but that this corruptible shall put on incorruption, and this mortal shall put on immortality (NPNF1-02. St. Augustine's City of God and Christian Doctrine)
- To see God, the soul must be purified (NPNF1-02. St. Augustine's City of God and Christian Doctrine)