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1 | Superior Hope | Heb 11:40 | EdB | 127252 | ||
Doc Right on! Good pick up. Read post #127212 in it Ancient blames Chrsitianity for and I quote, "Christianity over the course of the last 2000 years is also responsible for the Spanish Inquisition, the Crusades, the Salem Witch Trials, The Papacy, Confessionals, Indulgences, and many other horrible things. Just because they taught it doesn't mean they taught the right thing. Orthodox Christianity has murdered, stolen, molested, raped, falsely accused, tortured, and enslaved." I think that clearly shows there is something fundamentally amiss in this person. EdB |
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2 | Superior Hope | Heb 11:40 | DocTrinsograce | 127268 | ||
One cannot judge a philosophy based on how the people behave who claim it as their own. A philosophy has to be judged by its own merits; i.e., what it says for and about itself. Although Christianity is not a philosophy, the same principles apply. Just because people called themselves Christians does not mean that they were applying the tenents of Christianity. We know that Christ never instructs His disciples to coerce anyone into anything. So, when we see coercion it does not flow out of Christianity, regardless of what people call themselvles. The scriptures foretold that there would be false believers and false teachers and false doctrines. The surprise is that it hasn't been far worse. | ||||||
3 | Superior Hope | Heb 11:40 | EdB | 127271 | ||
Doc Once again you speak with wisdom. However I do find it interesting that one that claims to be a Christian in one breath will turn around in the next and lay some of the worst crimes committed in history at the feet of it and say see here is what you get for following orthodoxy. I guess we should say we should disband all denominations because of Jim Jones, David Koresh and a few other bad apples. EdB |
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4 | Superior Hope | Heb 11:40 | DocTrinsograce | 127285 | ||
Either you are intentionally misrepresenting me, or I have failed to express myself clearly. Since a lot of folks say that I can be a bit obscure, I'm sure that it is the latter rather than the former. If you will kindly let me clarify. I do not blame Christianity for the evils done in its name. Evil men do evil things. Even believers fall in sin periodically. Nevertheless, this is not an inadequacy or a fault of Christianity. Rather it is the fault of the unholy triangle of the flesh, the devil, and the world system. Perhaps you take offense at my use of the word orthodoxy. By this word I do not mean the Roman Catholic Church, or any other organization. I use this word in the strictest sense of its original Greek meaning; i.e., "correct worship." People that deviate from orthodoxy are called "heretics," and are associated with heterodoxy. (There's another word "apostasy" that we could discuss sometime too.) A number of groups consider themselves orthodox. But God always has His remnant, and there is a line of faithful people stretch back through time. Although there are distinctions, you can trace back through time some of these great men of faith. Although there are deviations and disagreements, there is a set of consistent theological perspectives and interpretations of scripture that remain constant through the ages. Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians 11:19 that God makes use of heresy to make manifest the faithful. Ultimately, these crimes you mention were not committed by the orthodox faithful, but by the politically established heterodoxical organizations. |
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5 | Superior Hope | Heb 11:40 | EdB | 127296 | ||
Doc How did I misrepresent you? I complimented you on your wisdom. The last paragraph, which represents another thought, in my post was not directed at you. But rather another individual that seems to want to blame the church for nearly every hideous act committed in the name of the church. It is as you said not the church or Christianity but rather the fault of the unholy triangle of the flesh, the devil, and the world system. I totally agree with this comment, "Ultimately, these crimes you mention were not committed by the orthodox faithful, but by the politically established heterodoxical organizations." I hope we are clear on this. I still fail to see how you got I was misrepresenting you from anything I said. I wish you would share with me how you got that perception so I can be more careful in the future. EdB |
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