(April 5, 2015 at 3:37 am)DeistPaladin Wrote:(April 5, 2015 at 2:53 am)Minimalist Wrote: Certainly not.
It certainly didn't preclude Charlamagne from being a Christian and turning into such a hero for them that they whitewashed his history and attributed a bogus "Carolingian Renaissance" to his reign.
Being a murderous thug would seem to be a bonus as far as Christian history goes. After all, this religion spread less by hearts and minds and more by swords and blood.
Didn't the start of his reign coincide with the end of the Dark Ages?
But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, His Son, purifies us from all sin.