II PROPOSE, with such ability as God may grant me, to discuss in this book more thoroughly the nature of the punishment which shall be assigned to the devil and all his retainers, when the two cities, the one of God, the other of the devil, shall have reached their proper ends through Jesus Christ our Lord, the Judge of quick and dead. 1.–OF THE ORDER OF THE DISCUSSION, WHICH REQUIRES THAT WE FIRST SPEAK OF THE ETERNAL PUNISHMENT OF THE LOST IN COMPANY WITH THE DEVIL, AND THEN OF THE ETERNAL HAPPINESS OF THE SAINTS. OF THE END RESERVED FOR THE CITY OF THE DEVIL, NAMELY, THE ETERNAL PUNISHMENT OF THE DAMNED AND OF THE ARGUMENTS WHICH UNBELIEF BRINGS AGAINST IT.ĬHAP. Luther himself was a member of the Order of the Augustinian Eremites (1505–1521).The City of God: Book 21, by Augustine of Hippo Lutherans, and Martin Luther in particular, have held Augustine in preeminence (after the Bible and St.
Many Protestants, especially Calvinists and Lutherans, consider him to be one of the theological fathers of the Protestant Reformation due to his teachings on salvation and divine grace. Augustine is recognized as a saint in the Catholic Church, the Eastern Christian Church, and the Anglican Communion and as a preeminent Doctor of the Church. The City of God is a cornerstone of Western thought, expounding on many profound questions of theology, such as the suffering of the righteous, the existence of evil, the conflict between free will and divine omniscience, and the doctrine of original sin. The book was in response to allegations that Christianity brought about the decline of Rome and is considered one of Augustine’s most important works.
The City of God, is a book of Christian philosophy written in Latin by Augustine of Hippo in the early 5th century AD.
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