RE: "Good" & "Bad" Christians?
August 25, 2019 at 3:48 pm
(This post was last modified: August 25, 2019 at 4:48 pm by EgoDeath.)
https://news.gallup.com/poll/210704/reco...d-god.aspx
Fortunatianus, a Catholic bishop from 4th century Italy, wrote a commentary on the gospels, which you can read here. Reading through the text, you can clearly see that even back then, they understood what symbolism was. No shit, Sherlock... right? Well, they, or at least this Catholic Bishop, also took many parts of the Bible quite literally, even saying that the Gospels were actual records of history. Biblical literalism is not at all a modern phenomenon. His work did seem to focus on allegorical interpretations of the Bible, but certainly wasn't discounting literal ones.
There's also the case that some verses cannot be interpreted in any sort of allegorical way, as we've already seen with the likes of Deuteronomy. Remember, this is a part of the Christian Holy Book, right? Why would it be included it if does not apply to modern Christians? Remember, Jesus came to "fulfil" the law, not destroy it. And even in Isaiah 42:21 it says “The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will MAGNIFY the law, and make it honourable.”
Even if we look at the extremist behaviors of killing heretics and stoning adulterers as "NOT REAL Christianity," today's Christians are STILL bad Christians.
Today's Christians
-Work on the sabbath
-Sleep in
-Commit gluttony
-Are guilty of pride
-Are guilty of adultery by simply THINKING LUSTFULLY of another person
-Churches use modern devices to gain followers/members, things that would be considered heresy in the days of Early Christianity (rock n' roll or "Christian rock," pretty girls leading youth groups, using movies, phones, tablets and social media to promote Christ)
-are far less modest than in the past
The list goes on and on. Bad Christians. Bad, naughty Christians!
This isn't even a debate guys. Times have changed. Christianity isn't what it used to be.
If you have some evidence that Christianity has somehow stayed the same over 1000s of years, I'd love to read it. Until then, you have nothing to say that's worth reading.
You are both known for being inherently slippery around here and are constantly called out for it. I'm not falling for your nonsense. Good tries though.
Let us too keep in mind that Jesus says "eye for an eye" is still in effect for those who sin against god. Read Matthew 24:48-51
The Bible is a complicated work, filled with a beautiful number of contradictions. No surprise there. Even when there are as many different interpretations of the Bible as there are Christians, we can assume most christians are getting it wrong.
So, most Christians are still bad Christians. And thank god for that.
Fortunatianus, a Catholic bishop from 4th century Italy, wrote a commentary on the gospels, which you can read here. Reading through the text, you can clearly see that even back then, they understood what symbolism was. No shit, Sherlock... right? Well, they, or at least this Catholic Bishop, also took many parts of the Bible quite literally, even saying that the Gospels were actual records of history. Biblical literalism is not at all a modern phenomenon. His work did seem to focus on allegorical interpretations of the Bible, but certainly wasn't discounting literal ones.
There's also the case that some verses cannot be interpreted in any sort of allegorical way, as we've already seen with the likes of Deuteronomy. Remember, this is a part of the Christian Holy Book, right? Why would it be included it if does not apply to modern Christians? Remember, Jesus came to "fulfil" the law, not destroy it. And even in Isaiah 42:21 it says “The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will MAGNIFY the law, and make it honourable.”
Even if we look at the extremist behaviors of killing heretics and stoning adulterers as "NOT REAL Christianity," today's Christians are STILL bad Christians.
Today's Christians
-Work on the sabbath
-Sleep in
-Commit gluttony
-Are guilty of pride
-Are guilty of adultery by simply THINKING LUSTFULLY of another person
-Churches use modern devices to gain followers/members, things that would be considered heresy in the days of Early Christianity (rock n' roll or "Christian rock," pretty girls leading youth groups, using movies, phones, tablets and social media to promote Christ)
-are far less modest than in the past
The list goes on and on. Bad Christians. Bad, naughty Christians!
This isn't even a debate guys. Times have changed. Christianity isn't what it used to be.
If you have some evidence that Christianity has somehow stayed the same over 1000s of years, I'd love to read it. Until then, you have nothing to say that's worth reading.
You are both known for being inherently slippery around here and are constantly called out for it. I'm not falling for your nonsense. Good tries though.
Let us too keep in mind that Jesus says "eye for an eye" is still in effect for those who sin against god. Read Matthew 24:48-51
The Bible is a complicated work, filled with a beautiful number of contradictions. No surprise there. Even when there are as many different interpretations of the Bible as there are Christians, we can assume most christians are getting it wrong.
So, most Christians are still bad Christians. And thank god for that.
If you're frightened of dying, and you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. But if you've made your peace, then the devils are really angels, freeing you from the Earth.
