How Should We Then Live 1-3

Dr. Francis Schaeffer examines the Roman Age

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[TwoMunchuTwo]

Uuuuuwwwwwww

This threatens my world view!

Now where did my ad-hominem bag get to?

[Sinclairelim]

@ludmillapavlovna Nobody cared about the people. There were no census (censuses?) to show who was christian or who was not. The emperor declared himself christian and the empire was considered christian, regardless of the religion of their followers. Ways to convert the people after this included destroying pagan temples and building christian temples instead, evidence that the people did not convert, is that this temples were filled with hidden pagan symbols to be worshiped by the pagans.

[PaxAmericana24]

@dbarneywilder Roman bridges....... in some case... still stand firm. >;)

[ludmillapavlovna]

The Roman Empire made Christianity the official state religion and nobody converted, even though following the emperor's religion would more than likely have increased their cultural standing? Sorry, I don't buy it. The reason Christianity was legalized by the Romans is that Christians exhibited examplary behavior and, based on Paul's advice, didn't challenge the government's authority. As non-citizens, Christians couldn't be taxed, so there was a financial benefit to making them citizens.

[lack76]

@dbarneywilder Francis mentions that most people didn't adopt the Christian religion at the time Constantine did, And Constantine didn't really convert to Christianity. He merged the mystery religions with Christianity. Known today as Catholicism.

[dbarneywilder]

He needs to stretch and bend lots to create his simplistic narrative. What of the fact that the "evil empire" became Christian, with Christianity proclaimed by it's emperors? He even throws in a little art criticism, saying that artistic style declined towards the end of the empire. That "decline" was patronized by the Christian emperor Constantine, and the "debased" style was the predominate one in the Christian middle ages. The man is a hack and his logic is more flimsy than a Roman bridge.

[52blades]

Giant socks for the win!

[redletterchurch]

This world seems to be some sort of a haunted insane asylum prison planet. It's so beautiful - yet so very ugly. Watch 'Pale Blue Dot' by Carl Sagan - here on YouTube. It puts everything into perspective. Namaste.

[CAndiron]

Good stuff! And easier to follow than 'The God Who Is There'. Thanks for posting.

[mikilavush]

The rulers of Rome did not demand to be worshiped but to be acknowledged as God`s representatives, which is in harmony with christianity (Rom.13:1-6). Moreover, Jesus said that those who seek will find, which means that all the way until they find, those who truly seek God`s kingdom are protected by God. Only some few who hear Jesus say that they will become martyrs can become martyrs. Thus it is likely that the christian martyrs of Rome were by God punished sinners and not true martyrs.