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.
In view of the curse upon this creation, what has God promised?
In view of God's great love to us, what ought we to do?
What promise is made to the obedient?
Concerning what subject ought we to be informed?
What does the historian say of this legislation?
To what place did Jesus retire for secret devotion?
What are we admonished to overcome?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle