Best Quote Regarding "who gets saved?" Dilemma
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Personally I think logic should not matter based upon the source. Lest we ban all the works of philosophers just because they do not follow a religion that is popular today.
I agree with the picture but it of course conflicts with the "one true religion" of christianity.
Oh and for those asking upon banned post. According to the other banned post and my prior knowledge of Vbulletin, Post do not go away, but the account is locked.
I agree with the picture but it of course conflicts with the "one true religion" of christianity.
Oh and for those asking upon banned post. According to the other banned post and my prior knowledge of Vbulletin, Post do not go away, but the account is locked.
R
Ohhhhh!! now there's a flame toss if ever I've seen one 
I would disagree with you. Pax Romana saw Christianity spread far and wide in spite of some long term and major persecution before it was adopted by Constantine a few hundred years after Christ.
It might look different, but even from a sociological point of view, discounting that it's of God and divinely appointed at the time it was; Christianity was known throughout the known world less than 100 years or so after Christ's sacrifice. It was there to stay well before Constantine.
I would disagree with you. Pax Romana saw Christianity spread far and wide in spite of some long term and major persecution before it was adopted by Constantine a few hundred years after Christ.
It might look different, but even from a sociological point of view, discounting that it's of God and divinely appointed at the time it was; Christianity was known throughout the known world less than 100 years or so after Christ's sacrifice. It was there to stay well before Constantine.
Ohhhhh!! now there's a flame toss if ever I've seen one
I would disagree with you. Pax Romana saw Christianity spread far and wide in spite of some long term and major persecution before it was adopted by Constantine a few hundred years after Christ.
It might look different, but even from a sociological point of view, discounting that it's of God and divinely appointed at the time it was; Christianity was known throughout the known world less than 100 years or so after Christ's sacrifice. It was there to stay well before Constantine.
I would disagree with you. Pax Romana saw Christianity spread far and wide in spite of some long term and major persecution before it was adopted by Constantine a few hundred years after Christ.
It might look different, but even from a sociological point of view, discounting that it's of God and divinely appointed at the time it was; Christianity was known throughout the known world less than 100 years or so after Christ's sacrifice. It was there to stay well before Constantine.
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Christianity wasn't anywhere near the popularity of any other major religions at the time. The fact that Rome (one of the greatest empire's of all time) picked it up is the main reason CHristianity would spread henceforth.
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The assumption that Christianity spread "because it is the word of god" is a false one. It spread thanks to colonization and conquest from the western world.
Though I know no one was making that point, I do like to point that out.
K
The God of Israel is a God of turning tables, such as He did with Rome, a state that persecuted Christians long before "picking it up?", and rendering His promised land Israel smaller than New Jersey is to the U.S.A. to virtually dominate the middle east, and such tables as He will turn for you. What other Word survives this test of time except that which is true?
C
I'd like to agree with Rush. Although you're correct in saying that Roman adoption of Christianity helped tremendously in spreading it, there's far too many "what if's" to say that it wouldn't have come out on top eventually. Even before the adoption, is was fairly well entrenched throughout the known world; not necessarily in the sense that everyone followed it, but that everyone knew of it.
And if the contemporaries followed the Bible accordingly and evangelized as is right, even a midst continued persecution (similar to missionary work in Africa and China, for example) Christianity still would have spread, though perhaps in a less profound way, to the rest of the world.
And if the contemporaries followed the Bible accordingly and evangelized as is right, even a midst continued persecution (similar to missionary work in Africa and China, for example) Christianity still would have spread, though perhaps in a less profound way, to the rest of the world.
Which is odd, you seem to not realize that logic would affirm other religions as having a true god thanks to the Persian, Islamic, and Chinese empires.
I don't think the amount of believers effects the truth of a belief and it is foolish to argue such a case.
Well it's also worth thinking about that if Rome picked lets say: Hinduism or Buddhism or even just kept Zeus, the world would be a much different place right now and Christianity would probably be as popular as the Shinto religion of Japan in terms of world influence.
I don't think the amount of believers effects the truth of a belief and it is foolish to argue such a case.
Well it's also worth thinking about that if Rome picked lets say: Hinduism or Buddhism or even just kept Zeus, the world would be a much different place right now and Christianity would probably be as popular as the Shinto religion of Japan in terms of world influence.