22. What did Augustine, the father of this theocratical or church-and-state theory, teach concerning
it?
Answer
"Who doubts but what it is better to be led to God by instruction than by fear of punishment or affliction?
But because the former, who will be guided only by instruction, are better, the others are still not to be
neglected. . . . Many, like bad servants, must often be reclaimed to their Master by the rod of temporal
suffering, ere they can attain to this highest stage of religious development. "-Id., pages 214, 215.
What did Pilate propose to do when Christ was again brought before him?
What is set forth as the basis for hope and comfort?
Under what striking symbol was all this foretold?
What was shown upon the opening of the first seal?
Did this doctrine exist in ancient times?
By what may we be partakers of the divine nature?
When our friends fall asleep in death, with what words are we told to comfort one another?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle