Topic > Compare and Contrast Plato and Augustine - 1732

This is because death can seem scary, knowing that Jesus died for our sins and because we are saved by grace through faith, gives us the comfort that all will be well. Stating in his book: “But in the eternal blessed life there will be love and joy, not only right, but also sure; but fear and pain will not be there” (Confessions 38). The reason for the agreement between Plato and Augustine is the focus of death, connected to the sinful nature of man. For example, the Bible tells us Christians not to worry. “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Every day has enough problems” (Matthew 6:34). In short, both philosophers are attuned to the view of death, corresponding to people and fear. Fear and worry exist because of the sinful nature. Sin happened because of man, the origin of man's sin is pride. Because “pride is the beginning of sin”. Sin distances man from God and His love. The only thing that saves man and brings him closer to God is to be saved by His grace. Augustine writes that “pride is the beginning of sin. . . In fact, if the will had remained steadfast in the love of that superior and immutable good, by which it was enlightened to intelligence and kindled to love, it would not have turned to find satisfaction in itself" (Confessions, 38). It recognizes the sin we have inherited and the sin we actively produce. There is a nature of