Christ came into the world to forgive sin. This passage of scripture spoke to the heart of Augustine. While walking in the garden his heart was discouraged. His life at that moment was anything but saintly, and he desperately needed a new beginning. Feeling the conviction of the Holy Spirit in his heart, he kept asking: "How long should I be in this horrible state of life?" He said that in that moment he heard a voice saying, "Take and read." He scurried back to where he had been reading Paul's letter to the Romans with his friend Alypius and began reading Romans 13:11-14.
