04 February 2007

Patristic Quote for the Day

Now, all this was so accomplished that nothing in the future escaped the foreknowledge of God, yet nothing in the foreknowledge compelled anyone to sin. - St. Augustine, *City of God* Book XIV, Chapter 27

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

He is such a controversy in the Orthodox Church. I'm (WR) Orthodox, so I've decided I should read some of his works so I can see what all the hub-bub is about. The problem is that I've been trying to read this one book- The Confession(s)? of St. Augustine for about three years now. :-)
Props to any one who can make it to Book XIV, Ch.27!
-Landon

William Weedon said...

Landon,

I've read through *Confessions* entirely once. Now I just go back and look at the stuff I underlined and thought worth remembering. Same with *City of God.* If you want to read what is more interesting than either, in my opinion, read through *On Nature and Grace* - that is one fascinating read! It's online. It really helps explain the Western concern over Pelagianism.