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Augustine of Hippo

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The Bible was composed in such a way that as beginners mature, its meaning grows with them.


— Augustine of Hippo


#maturity #maturity

You never go away from us, yet we have difficulty in returning to You. Come, Lord, stir us up and call us back. Kindle and seize us. Be our fire and our sweetness. Let us love. Let us run.


— Augustine of Hippo


#worship #love

Really great things, when discussed by little men, can usually make such men grow big.


— Augustine of Hippo


#great-things #men

The Holy Scriptures are our letters from home.


— Augustine of Hippo


#scripture

Heaven forbid that we should believe in such a way as not to accept or seek reasons, since we could not even believe if we did not possess rational souls.


— Augustine of Hippo


#catholicism

He loves Thee too little, who loves anything together with Thee, which he loves not for Thy sake.


— Augustine of Hippo


#glory #jesus #love #love

Pray as if everything depends on God. Work as if everything depends on you.


— Augustine of Hippo


#inspirational #inspirational

What do I love when I love my God?


— Augustine of Hippo


#love

Love God and do whatever you please: for the soul trained in love to God will do nothing to offend the One who is Beloved.


— Augustine of Hippo


#love-of-god #love

Yet we must say something when those who say the most are saying nothing.


— Augustine of Hippo


#truth #inspirational






About Augustine of Hippo

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Did you know about Augustine of Hippo?

Disturbed by the unruly behavior of the students in Carthage in 383 he moved to establish a school in Rome where he believed the best and brightest rhetoricians practiced. It is assumed that his mother Monica was of Berber origin on the basis of her name but as his family were honestiores an upper class of citizens known as honorable men Augustine's first language is likely to have been Latin. This belief was shared by many early Christians.

Many Protestants especially Calvinists consider him to be one of the theological fathers of the Protestant Reformation due to his teachings on salvation and divine grace. : /ɔːˈɡʌstɨn/ or /ˈɔːɡəstɪn/;Latin: Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis; 13 November 354 – 28 August 430) also known as St Augustine St Austin or St Augoustinos was a Father of the Church whose writings are considered very influential in the development of Western Christianity and philosophy. ".

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