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 concrete example makes clear the meaning of this doctrine?
What did the prophet say Christ would be called to endure?
By what commands has God guarded the marriage relation?
What became of the various parts of the image?
What proposition did He submit to them?
Who notes the groans of the prisoner?
What will be the privilege of those who enter there?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle