Schiltzberg wrote:Hey, want to hear a joke? There are some languages that do not have an equivalent for the word "fellowship," and it is impossible for Protestantism to exist in places where those languages are spoken. XD
Which places are they?
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by Luminesa » Mon Nov 09, 2015 4:01 pm
Schiltzberg wrote:Hey, want to hear a joke? There are some languages that do not have an equivalent for the word "fellowship," and it is impossible for Protestantism to exist in places where those languages are spoken. XD
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by Constantinopolis » Mon Nov 09, 2015 4:19 pm
Schiltzberg wrote:Constantinopolis wrote:Constantine never persecuted Christians in his capacity as Emperor. However, it is true that he was an officer under Diocletian before becoming Emperor, and Diocletian did persecute Christians (quite intensely and savagely, too), so it is possible that Constantine may have received orders to participate in these persecutions at some point.
Also, Constantine never made Christianity the national religion, either. He gave Christians freedom to worship, and sponsored the building of churches with imperial funds, but that was all. The Emperor who made Christianity the state religion was Theodosius I, in the 380s, some 50 years after Constantine died. Theodosius wasn't even born when Constantine ruled.
And I wasn't talking just about the Roman Empire in the post you quoted. In the early 4th century, before achieving recognition in the Roman Empire, Christianity had already become the state religion of Armenia, Axum (= Ethiopia), and the Kingdom of Edessa. Clearly, Christianity was on the rise in general. It wasn't just about the Roman world or the actions of this or that Roman Emperor.
Dang man, you are against me in everything, aren't you? I thought that I was agreeing with you on this one, but okay. I want to clarify that when I said that Constantine persecuted Christians, it was a mistake, and what I meant was that the Romans persecuted them up until that point, and, like you say, he may have been a part of that too, I don't know. He was definitely not Nero.
by Schiltzberg » Mon Nov 09, 2015 4:20 pm
Constantinopolis wrote:Schiltzberg wrote:Dang man, you are against me in everything, aren't you? I thought that I was agreeing with you on this one, but okay. I want to clarify that when I said that Constantine persecuted Christians, it was a mistake, and what I meant was that the Romans persecuted them up until that point, and, like you say, he may have been a part of that too, I don't know. He was definitely not Nero.
I'm not against you, I just wanted to set a few details straight... I agree with the broad point you were making!
I pay a lot of attention to details, and I have a tendency to correct people on every aspect of the statements they are making. That doesn't mean I disagree with the overall point. I just like to nitpick. I'm sorry if I seemed hostile.
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