Augustine of Hippo Confessions 87 Augustine in His Study By Sandro Botticelli ca 1480 in the Church of the Ognissanti Florence Italy The Nature of the Problem We want to be what we should be Jas 32 Matt 58 1 Thess 523 ID: 604658
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“Give me purity of body and self-control—but not now.”
~ Augustine of HippoConfessions 8.7
Augustine in His Study
By
Sandro
, Botticelli
ca. 1480, in the Church of the
Ognissanti
, Florence. Italy.Slide2
The Nature of the Problem
We want to be what we should be (Jas. 3:2; Matt. 5:8; 1 Thess. 5:23).But then we look at the world around us (Psa. 37:1-2; 73:2-7; Prov. 24:1-2; Heb. 11:25; 1 John 2:16-17a).Slide3
Some Say It’s Not the Right Time
“I’m not quite ready!” (Acts 24:25).Temptations control us (Ecc. 1:8).Slide4
Some Aren’t Ready to Turn Away from Sin
They want to “sew their wild oats” while they are young (Ecc. 12:1).We can become hardened to sin (Eph. 4:19; 1 Tim. 4:2; 1 Pet. 4:3).Slide5
Some Don’t Think They Are Ready
We should “count the cost” (Luke 14:28-33).“Whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple” (Luke 14:33).Slide6
Some Think They Still Have Time
Augustine’s prayer assumed he still had time to change (Luke 12:16-21).None of us has this assurance—“This night your soul will be required of you.”