Origin of quote from Augustine regarding the Church and those who belong to God

[japhy]

I’ve seen this quote attributed to St. Augustine without a reference… can anyone verify it? Where is it from?

“There are many whom the Church has whom God does not have, and there are many whom God has whom the Church does not have.”

 

[I_Believe]

I’ve seen this quote attributed to St. Augustine without a reference… can anyone verify it? Where is it from?

“There are many whom the Church has whom God does not have, and there are many whom God has whom the Church does not have.”

Hey japhy, Closest thing I can find is this. (assuming you are paraphrasing)

books.google.com/books?id=OykMAAAAIAAJ&dq=St.+Augustine+There+are+many+whom+the+Church+has+whom+God+does+not+have&printsec=frontcover&source=in&hl=en&ei=PDgaSrPZO6amM9bb2J8P&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=11#PPA281,M1

Seems to be saying the same thing. Anyhow, you have lead my lost soul to the “City of God”. :tiphat:

 

[Shin]

I can’t find a source for it. And it’s not as if it’s hard to find his works.

 

[japhy]

Seems to be saying the same thing. Anyhow, you have lead my lost soul to the “City of God”. :tiphat:

I have a hunch it’s in City of God, but I couldn’t find anything close enough to the quote in the pages surrounding the link you posted. Maybe I should just read the whole thing…