Christian Discussion Thread III

[Tarsonis Survivors]

In Greek mythology yes. In Christian Doctrine, no.

And no Hades and Hell are separate . Hell is ultimately final destruction where as Hades would be temporary housing, like Sheol or Purgatory. Honestly I'm on open waters at this point.

I have noticed many things about Christianity that are borrowed from Greek Mythology.

Such as?

[Neo Rome Republic]

Not every Christian is kind to his fellow man. That's my idea of why it happens.
I can't tell you why God does this, it's simply the way God works.
God's ways are mysterious to us.

Great we got a hacker.

Sorry I couldn't resist. I wanted to see your reaction if I answered the question.
Sorry Holy Catholic union.

[Tarsonis Survivors]

Great we got a hacker.

Sorry I couldn't resist. I wanted to see your reaction if I answered the question.
Sorry Holy Catholic union.

Sad part is, that was a pretty well reasoned answer. How correct it is, I couldn't really say.

[The Holy Catholic Union]

Great we got a hacker.

Sorry I couldn't resist. I wanted to see your reaction if I answered the question.
Sorry Holy Catholic union.

This is a new low even for you.
I'm ashamed to be in the same region as you.
Although Ill admit, it is what I would've said in a nutshell.

[Spiritual Universalism]

I have noticed many things about Christianity that are borrowed from Greek Mythology.

Such as?

There is so much. You know what? I have found some information that can justify my claim. It's a little humorous but read it carefully.

http://www.cracked.com/funny-3778-5-bible-stories-ripped-off-from-greek-mythology/

[The Holy Catholic Union]

Sorry I couldn't resist. I wanted to see your reaction if I answered the question.
Sorry Holy Catholic union.

Sad part is, that was a pretty well reasoned answer. How correct it is, I couldn't really say.

Does he do this often?

[Benuty]

A lot of people wonder why I dislike Christianity, and here is the 2 main reasons why:

"If you don't believe in Jesus, you're going to hell even if you are a good person!"
"Everyone must be converted to Christianity!"

While I understand that growing up in a highly religious Evangelical town, I may have too much of a bad taste in my mouth but why are these ideas around and why is there any moral justification towards it?

Only Hellenic polytheists believe in such a (literal) monstrosity rather than an actual metaphor.

[Tarsonis Survivors]

A lot of people wonder why I dislike Christianity, and here is the 2 main reasons why:

"If you don't believe in Jesus, you're going to hell even if you are a good person!"
"Everyone must be converted to Christianity!"

While I understand that growing up in a highly religious Evangelical town, I may have too much of a bad taste in my mouth but why are these ideas around and why is there any moral justification towards it?

Only Hellenic polytheists believe in such a (literal) monstrosity rather than an actual metaphor.

I dunno man, ever been to Joshua Tree, CA? Pretty close man..

[Benuty]

Only Hellenic polytheists believe in such a (literal) monstrosity rather than an actual metaphor.

I dunno man, ever been to Joshua Tree, CA? Pretty close man..

I knew Joshua and he certainly didn't live in California nor was he a tree.

[Tarsonis Survivors]

I dunno man, ever been to Joshua Tree, CA? Pretty close man..

I knew Joshua and he certainly didn't live in California nor was he a tree.

...okay...

[Benuty]

I knew Joshua and he certainly didn't live in California nor was he a tree.

...okay...

Clearly someone didn't get the joke that "I am as old as Moses".

[Neoconstantius]

Such as?

There is so much. You know what? I have found some information that can justify my claim. It's a little humorous but read it carefully.

http://www.cracked.com/funny-3778-5-bible-stories-ripped-off-from-greek-mythology/

Umm...you know that Hebrew scripture predates Hellenistic culture by about 1000 years, right? So none of that makes any sense.

[Dangelia]

Such as?

There is so much. You know what? I have found some information that can justify my claim. It's a little humorous but read it carefully.

http://www.cracked.com/funny-3778-5-bible-stories-ripped-off-from-greek-mythology/

Another Greek saying everything is Greek.

[Tarsonis Survivors]

There is so much. You know what? I have found some information that can justify my claim. It's a little humorous but read it carefully.

http://www.cracked.com/funny-3778-5-bible-stories-ripped-off-from-greek-mythology/

Another Greek saying everything is Greek.

The Greeks were the first to hate the Greeks

[Menassa]

Another Greek saying everything is Greek.

The Greeks were the first to hate the Greeks

All of you are Greek to me.

[Othelos]

I'm still waiting for a reply to this:

See edit.

Nor does it really talk about romantic love in any case, except marriage, which is defined as one man one woman. So the leap is not difficult to make.

There are many different types of marriage in the Bible.

[Leningrad Union]

Evangelicals is like a borg from star trek!

[Menassa]

I'm still waiting for a reply to this:

There are many different types of marriage in the Bible.

Such as?

[The Gallant Old Republic]

Such as?

There is so much. You know what? I have found some information that can justify my claim. It's a little humorous but read it carefully.

http://www.cracked.com/funny-3778-5-bible-stories-ripped-off-from-greek-mythology/

Your touching on reality but you haven't quite grasped it . The simply truth is that the reason that Greek thought and mythology have some similarities with Christianity is that the Greek, just as in any other real religion, has elements of the truth. Any detailed look at these traditions shows common themes, this is easily acknowledged by people both in the Christian tradition (J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis) and outside it (Joseph Campbell). While Campbell certainly gets even nearer the truth only Tolkien and Lewis really grasp it.
To outline this briefly; man is estranged from God but he is not wholly lost , all, even the Norse pagan, feel some sense of His presence and goodness and just as the Greeks call to the muse for inspiration they really call out to God, the muse etc. is their distortion. Bad summary but it naturally follows that the pagan or heretic still holds on to some distorted truth that is still naturally full of truth while the Christian alone among the creeds is the key, the truth, and thus all faiths bare something in resemblance or in common with it. This is not to say all pagans are equal, the Greek is quite arguable closer than the shamanist for instance, and thus the Greek appears much more "in line" and similar. Its all about proximity to the truth.

Therefore you might say that Christian things are not borrowed from the Greek, rather the Greeks "borrowed" a piece of the truth which ultimately comes from God, only the Christian (and before them the Hebrews and people like Job) got it directly and Whole. No wonder it seems that the piece fits into the Whole.

[Tarsonis Survivors]

I'm still waiting for a reply to this:

There are many different types of marriage in the Bible.

Not NT

[Tarsonis Survivors]

The Greeks were the first to hate the Greeks

All of you are Greek to me.

Technically I'm from Britannia

[Tarsonis Survivors]

Evangelicals is like a borg from star trek!

Actually the RCC is. They stole a bunch of different cultural thins and made them their own.

[Othelos]

I'm still waiting for a reply to this:

Not NT

The Bible includes the OT.

[Menassa]

All of you are Greek to me.

Technically I'm from Britannia

You say that with your hands...

[Tarsonis Survivors]

Technically I'm from Britannia

You say that with your hands...

Huh?