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 was God's design in thus giving the Scriptures?
How did Jesus emphasize the necessity of conversion?
Instead of consenting to His release, what did Christ's accusers now demand?
By what was the third universal empire symbolized?
When the trees put forth their leaves, what do we know?
11. Should we allow ourselves to be influenced by signs or wonders performed by those who would try to lead us away from God and His law?
How were their prayers answered?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle