How Did St. Augustine Influence On Christianity
St. Augustine, was born in A.D. 354 and eventually became the Father of the early church. Referred to as one of the greatest philosophers and theologians of all time, Augustine influenced the development of Western Christianity and provided a new twist on the idea of thinking. He did through a few of his very famous and attractive writings, Confessions and City of God. “Scripture tells us that those who seek the Lord will praise him, for as they seek they find him, and on finding him they will praise him.” (Confessions, 7) His philosophical idea in which the nature of human needs to seek the Lord shaped humanity during his time period, and continue to do so through the worldview we tend to acknowledge today. Embracing all of St. Augustine's
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The nature of sin awaits in the materials that we strive to achieve for each and every day. Those materials in which entertain us, interests us, and define us eat away at the relationship we have with our Lord. According to Augustine, God is the the path towards all success that brings pleasure to the human soul- the Lord brings joy to those who choose to work in the light of …show more content…
He, willingly, encountered many love affairs with countless women because he felt that those wrongdoings, according to the Lord, would give him a sense of pleasure to not only himself, but to the people he surrounded himself with. Augustine had troubles of understanding the difference between physical love and spiritual love that satisfies both the heart and soul. As Augustine's fight against lust became more difficult, “[He] was no love of marriage, but a slave of lust.” (Confessions, 17) The selfish mind of Augustine found lust, or physical love to be the foundation to a life full of completeness: He loved to be loved. However, during that time period of his life, God’s everlasting presence dawned on Augustine’s sinful nature, and waited until Augustine looked for the Lord’s guidance. “For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.” (Romans 8:6) All alternatives in which we seek due to the selfish nature to complete the heart of our soul will eventually drive us so far away from the Lord, it will lead to death. But, those who fix their eyes on the Lord out of
The nature of sin awaits in the materials that we strive to achieve for each and every day. Those materials in which entertain us, interests us, and define us eat away at the relationship we have with our Lord. According to Augustine, God is the the path towards all success that brings pleasure to the human soul- the Lord brings joy to those who choose to work in the light of …show more content…
He, willingly, encountered many love affairs with countless women because he felt that those wrongdoings, according to the Lord, would give him a sense of pleasure to not only himself, but to the people he surrounded himself with. Augustine had troubles of understanding the difference between physical love and spiritual love that satisfies both the heart and soul. As Augustine's fight against lust became more difficult, “[He] was no love of marriage, but a slave of lust.” (Confessions, 17) The selfish mind of Augustine found lust, or physical love to be the foundation to a life full of completeness: He loved to be loved. However, during that time period of his life, God’s everlasting presence dawned on Augustine’s sinful nature, and waited until Augustine looked for the Lord’s guidance. “For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.” (Romans 8:6) All alternatives in which we seek due to the selfish nature to complete the heart of our soul will eventually drive us so far away from the Lord, it will lead to death. But, those who fix their eyes on the Lord out of