==Philosophical arroganceStraw man argument==His fundamental error was the proposition that God spoke to man in stories On Christian Doctrine, in order that the most simple among fallen men could understand what he wished to communicate. This is contrary to what Jesus said:Four Books Preface 2-9

Augustine supposes to put down all objections to his rules before he states them:[[Lu 8:10]] And he said1. "There are some, then, Unto you it is given likely to object to know the mysteries this work of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not seemine, and hearing because they might not have failed to understandthe rules here laid down."

God hid :2. "Others, again, will think that I have spent my labour to no purpose, because, though they understand the true meaning rules, yet in their attempts to apply them and to interpret Scripture by them, they have failed to clear up the point they wish cleared up; and these, because they have received no assistance from themthis work themselves, will give it as their opinion that it can be of no use to anybody."

:[[1Co 2:7]] But we speak 3. "There is a third class of objectors who either really do understand Scripture well, or think they do, and who, because they know (or imagine) that they have attained a certain power of interpreting the wisdom sacred books without reading any directions of God in a mysterythe kind that I propose to lay down here, will cry out that such rules are not necessary for any one, [even] but that everything rightly done towards clearing up the obscurities of Scripture could be better done by the hidden [wisdom], which unassisted grace of God ordained before the world unto our glory:."

Although Having first seen Christ revealed in the message of the Gospel is simplescriptures, then and only then evaluating Augustine's works, can be understood from the literal message of the Bible, God has hidden the message of the Gospel I say that he is in error because his rules obfuscate Christ and prevent the scriptures sincere reader from discovering him in much of the beginningsacred text.

:There are indeed [[Eph 3:9What are the strict set of rules followed by sensus plenior?| rules]] And to make all [men] see what [is] the fellowship of the mystery, which from and helps and hints. These are taught by none less than the beginning of prophets and the world hath been hid apostles. Their instruction will be shown in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:future articles.

==An improper beginning=="We have wandered far from God, and if we wish to return..." hold that thought -->[[Augustine.  :Ps 51:5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. 's error - 002]]We did not merely wander from God. We were born sinful with carnal minds at war with God. ([[Ro 8.7Category: Augustine's error]]) ==