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Augustine grew up in a home where Christianity was practiced, but he turned away from its teachings and beliefs and turned instead to a life of sin. He had a mistress and had a son out of wedlock. He did not embrace Christianity until later, when his desire for wisdom and truth outweighed his carnal desires. But why did he choose to return to Christianity or the better question is why did he abandon it in the first place and chose a life of sin/ “evildoing”? During a conversation Augustine was having with his friend, Evodius, he was asked if God was not indeed the cause of evil. Augustine redirects the question and asks which of the two evils he was referring to: “one when we mean that someone has done evil; the other when we mean that someone has suffered evil.” Evodius responds, “I want to know about both kinds.” (1) Augustine affirms that if one believes in God, then one must believe that he does not do evil—“the first kind of evil.” God however, is responsible for “the cause of the second kind of evil.” What exactly does Augustine mean by this? Basically that just as God rewards those who live their lives free of sin, similarly, he gives punishment to those who choose a life of sin--“punishments that