He struggled with different aspects of God and Christ for a while but eventually came to the conclusion that Christ is God. Now that he had that straightened out, he could begin to work on his moral conversion. Augustine is still struggling with his sexual desire. Augustine was known for the quote "Give me chastity and continence, but not yet"...
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Augustine was known for the quote "Give me chastity and continence, but not yet". His will is divided into the new, which is complete devotion to God, and the old, which is his sexual desire. Here is a quote from Augustine: "The new will, which was beginning to be within me a will to serve you freely and to enjoy you, God, the only source of pleasure, was not yet strong enough to conquer my older will, which had the strength of an old habit"...
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