Beware the teachings of St Augustine of Hippo. See things wrong in the Protestants, Catholics, Orthodox? That is likely to be their adherence to Augustine at work. Lots of doctrines of Christ and the original apostles have been usurped and overridden with teachings of Augustine. Calvin adored him. The present Catholic Pope led the Augustinians for decades. Hymns and catechism, seminary curricula, doctrines of statements of faith, creeds, even the choice of scriptures in the Bibles, all greatly influenced by Augustine. Not Christ? Christ — not so much. Original sin ideas. Justification by faith philosophy. Trinity philosophy. Lots of things we regard as simply Christianity. Not really Christ — more Augustine. But he did not adhere that well to Christ’s teachings, but more was under a Roman Empire agenda. Beware. Even beware of how he influenced understanding of prophecy, and which scriptures to regard as true, which to regard as ‘Apocrypha’. It is Christ we must follow to be saved. Not Augustine. Augustine does not ever live to save us. Christ Jesus does. Lord. Saviour. Are you baptised into Augustine? No. Into Christ.
