Heroes of the Christian Faith
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As Augustine wrestled with Christianity and whether or not to embrace it, he struggled with sexual immorality. Possessing a long-time concubine, through whom he fathered a son, Augustine refused to end this affair. Even after his amazing conversion, which, at least in Augustine's mind, only occurred after targeting this vice, Augustine still struggled in this area. Perhaps this "thorn in the flesh" contributed to Augustine's eventual realization concerning the burden of sin and the need for grace: if not for the work of God through His Spirit in the heart of man, he would go on sinning out of a love for wickedness. Augustine knew all too well that cooperation in grace for salvation not only defied Scripture, but it also flew in the face of reality.
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W. Robert Godfrey
Dr. R.C. Sproul was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew’s Chapel in Sanford, Fla., and first president of Reformation Bible College. He was author of more than one hundred books, including The Holiness of God.
