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RE: A question
November 12, 2014 at 6:49 pm
(November 12, 2014 at 5:53 pm)dyresand Wrote: How did Christianity spread in bible terms because those people in the bible were in middle east and only such a small group of people well a few select people know of Jesus and his miracles at the time. So it doesn't really explain how it got so big here. Now if only a certain number of people knew Jesus and told people about it they surely would not just believe because they would ask why should we believe if we have x y or z deity. So how did it spread if in reality only a few amount of people knew the son of god...
When Constantine legalized Christianity they were about 5% of the empires population. Just the next few emperors were Christian unlike Constantine. Romans would've have though much of this at first as a number of emperors were in fringe cults in the past. The problem was that these emporers didn't check their Christianity at the door like presidents now.
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
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RE: A question
November 12, 2014 at 6:54 pm
(November 12, 2014 at 6:49 pm)Lemonvariable72 Wrote: When Constantine legalized Christianity they were about 5% of the empires population. Just the next few emperors were Christian unlike Constantine. Romans would've have though much of this at first as a number of emperors were in fringe cults in the past. The problem was that these emporers didn't check their Christianity at the door like presidents now.
Christianity wasn't established until the reign of Theodosius. Julian for example pushed back.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_%28emperor%29
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RE: A question
November 12, 2014 at 6:57 pm
(November 12, 2014 at 6:19 pm)dyresand Wrote: i know the real world spread i'm talking more of it biblical wise. If it did spread like it said it did in the bible we really shouldn't be seeing it here.
You realize that the narrative of the Bible stopped 1900+ years ago ... but history didn't. Right?
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RE: A question
November 12, 2014 at 8:09 pm
(November 12, 2014 at 6:49 pm)Lemonvariable72 Wrote: (November 12, 2014 at 5:53 pm)dyresand Wrote: How did Christianity spread in bible terms because those people in the bible were in middle east and only such a small group of people well a few select people know of Jesus and his miracles at the time. So it doesn't really explain how it got so big here. Now if only a certain number of people knew Jesus and told people about it they surely would not just believe because they would ask why should we believe if we have x y or z deity. So how did it spread if in reality only a few amount of people knew the son of god...
When Constantine legalized Christianity they were about 5% of the empires population. Just the next few emperors were Christian unlike Constantine. Romans would've have though much of this at first as a number of emperors were in fringe cults in the past. The problem was that these emporers didn't check their Christianity at the door like presidents now.
I'm talking biblically speaking the way they say it in the bible.
Atheism is a non-prophet organization join today.
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RE: A question
November 13, 2014 at 2:36 am
(November 12, 2014 at 8:09 pm)dyresand Wrote: (November 12, 2014 at 6:49 pm)Lemonvariable72 Wrote: When Constantine legalized Christianity they were about 5% of the empires population. Just the next few emperors were Christian unlike Constantine. Romans would've have though much of this at first as a number of emperors were in fringe cults in the past. The problem was that these emporers didn't check their Christianity at the door like presidents now.
I'm talking biblically speaking the way they say it in the bible.
The work of the Holy Spirit through those who knew Jesus, the conviction of the Holy Spirit is powerful but, not forceful, on the hearts of man. Many gave up their pagan gods that never spoke to them in their hearts, when the Holy Spirit did they realized they had met the one true God.
GC
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
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RE: A question
November 13, 2014 at 7:14 am
Why did the rulers convert? Would a rural African convert to Sikhism? I mean, where's their critical thinking
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RE: A question
November 13, 2014 at 9:53 am
(November 13, 2014 at 7:14 am)DramaQueen Wrote: Why did the rulers convert? Would a rural African convert to Sikhism? I mean, where's their critical thinking
Just a guess, but probably for political reasons.
The Roman empire already had started to crumble and monothism is better suited to keep people in line than polytheism. Especially when this religion explicitly says that any ruler is sent by god and people have to obey.
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RE: A question
November 13, 2014 at 11:27 am
(November 13, 2014 at 2:36 am)Godschild Wrote: (November 12, 2014 at 8:09 pm)dyresand Wrote: I'm talking biblically speaking the way they say it in the bible.
The work of the Holy Spirit through those who knew Jesus, the conviction of the Holy Spirit is powerful but, not forceful, on the hearts of man. Many gave up their pagan gods that never spoke to them in their hearts, when the Holy Spirit did they realized they had met the one true God.
GC
Yeah right. God was eager to send messages after messages in the middle east, angry about a (relatively) tiny geographical area not following his orders, but simply couldn`t give a flying fuck about Latin America, where he was absent for centuries.
Believing this stuff...incredible.
If it`s true that our species is alone in the universe then I`d have to say the universe aimed rather low and settled for very little.
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RE: A question
November 13, 2014 at 11:31 am
There would have to be some gold plates on Easter Island somewhere, no ??
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RE: A question
November 13, 2014 at 11:35 am
(November 13, 2014 at 11:31 am)vorlon13 Wrote: There would have to be some gold plates on Easter Island somewhere, no ??
There were, and I have them. Believe me. And send money.
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