Great Quotes: Augustine on the seriousness of Bible Study

"For my part, I prefer to do things in earnest, not to "play." If you chose the word to imply that what we do is easy, then let me tell you that I expected more of you.

It is your business to help those engaged in great and exacting investigations--as if studying the Scriptures were a matter of romping around on level ground, not puffing and panting up a steep mountainface."