Romans
...interpretation of Scripture, Manichaeism at first seemed to Augustine to correspond to experience and set up the best platform on which to build a philosophical and ethical system. Another thing that interested Augustine was that its moral code was not too strict. Manichaeism at the time seemed like the best way to live out his wish of “Give me chastity and continence, but not just now.” Later Augustine ran into many contradictions in Manicheist doctrines, which led him away from this philosophy and turned him to skepticism. Soon after finding out these contradictions Augustine left Carthage and headed off to Rome and then on to Milan. While Augustine was in Milan he met Saint Ambrose, who at the time was Bishop of Milan. It was through the guidance of Ambrose and hearing stories of men that had gone through conversion before and had found their way to Jesus that Augustine finally decided to convert to Christianity. Augustine’s story of his own conversion shows that reforming one’s life in order to follow the teachings of Christianity is not always an easy decision. Augustine was interested in Christianity, but was not sure that he wanted to give up the lifestyle he was accustomed to. This strong hold on the lifestyle he was used to became a vice. This vice was something that he would have to lose in order to fully convert to Christianity. After m...