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#171 - Beware - Doctrines of Augustine, Part 2, "Salvation Pre and Post Constantine"
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/Y-1wucdx3Wg
Rumble Link: https://rumble.com/v75o792-171-beware-doctrines-of-augustine-part-2-salvation-pre-and-post-constantine.html
This teaching critically examines the historical and theological impact of Augustine and Constantine on Christian doctrine, particularly focusing on salvation and its transformation from the early church to post-Constantinian theology. The speaker contends that Augustine’s theology has profoundly distorted biblical Christianity, influencing Western theology and practice negatively for over 1700 years.
- Salvation in early Christianity was a dynamic process involving grace and human obedience, with real consequences for sin and apostasy.
- Augustine’s doctrines introduced a fatalistic, deterministic view that removed human agency and justified coercion and persecution.
- Constantine’s political reforms institutionalized Christianity, merging it with state power, resulting in a hybrid system far removed from the biblical model.
- Modern practices like infant baptism and the sinner’s prayer often reflect Augustinian influences rather than apostolic teaching.
- True Christian faith requires a personal, Spirit-wrought conversion marked by conviction, repentance, and ongoing obedience, not mere ritual or nominal affiliation.
- The Christian’s kingdom is spiritual, not political or worldly; attempts to use state power to enforce faith contradict Jesus’ teachings.
- A call for repentance involves rejecting false doctrines and returning to the pure gospel and church practices of the early believers.
We must be warned against the enduring influence of Augustine’s doctrines and Constantine’s political reforms, which together have distorted biblical Christianity by removing human responsibility in salvation, blending the old and new covenants improperly, and legitimizing the use of political power to enforce faith through persecution. The teaching exhorts believers to return to the apostolic gospel, embrace true conversion and obedience, and reject the corrupt, institutionalized church system (Corpus Christianum) that dominates much of Christianity today.
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By Teryl & Diane HebertYouTube Link: https://youtu.be/Y-1wucdx3Wg
Rumble Link: https://rumble.com/v75o792-171-beware-doctrines-of-augustine-part-2-salvation-pre-and-post-constantine.html
This teaching critically examines the historical and theological impact of Augustine and Constantine on Christian doctrine, particularly focusing on salvation and its transformation from the early church to post-Constantinian theology. The speaker contends that Augustine’s theology has profoundly distorted biblical Christianity, influencing Western theology and practice negatively for over 1700 years.
- Salvation in early Christianity was a dynamic process involving grace and human obedience, with real consequences for sin and apostasy.
- Augustine’s doctrines introduced a fatalistic, deterministic view that removed human agency and justified coercion and persecution.
- Constantine’s political reforms institutionalized Christianity, merging it with state power, resulting in a hybrid system far removed from the biblical model.
- Modern practices like infant baptism and the sinner’s prayer often reflect Augustinian influences rather than apostolic teaching.
- True Christian faith requires a personal, Spirit-wrought conversion marked by conviction, repentance, and ongoing obedience, not mere ritual or nominal affiliation.
- The Christian’s kingdom is spiritual, not political or worldly; attempts to use state power to enforce faith contradict Jesus’ teachings.
- A call for repentance involves rejecting false doctrines and returning to the pure gospel and church practices of the early believers.
We must be warned against the enduring influence of Augustine’s doctrines and Constantine’s political reforms, which together have distorted biblical Christianity by removing human responsibility in salvation, blending the old and new covenants improperly, and legitimizing the use of political power to enforce faith through persecution. The teaching exhorts believers to return to the apostolic gospel, embrace true conversion and obedience, and reject the corrupt, institutionalized church system (Corpus Christianum) that dominates much of Christianity today.