tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post6200630941861927028..comments2024-03-18T11:10:18.708-07:00Comments on dangerous idea: Hitler? A Christian? You're Kidding, Right? Victor Repperthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10962948073162156902noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-54748026091046150212017-06-09T11:47:48.686-07:002017-06-09T11:47:48.686-07:00John:
The Bible tends to link behavior and belief...John:<br /><br />The Bible tends to link behavior and belief quite regularly and fairly specifically.<br />oozzielionelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326968846352428451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-1577488674251307092017-06-08T18:33:15.382-07:002017-06-08T18:33:15.382-07:00OK, I think I understand. The problem with behavio...OK, I think I understand. The problem with behavior, though, is that it's much harder to define and clearly delineate. If you just stick to a few basic tenets, that's easy, but when you bring behavior into it, you need to specify somehow which behavior is allowed and which isn't. And that might depend on motives, circumstances, consequences etc.John B. Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00234524731241646514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-36060952813393575322017-06-08T04:28:53.344-07:002017-06-08T04:28:53.344-07:00John, I'm afraid I did not express myself clea...John, I'm afraid I did not express myself clearly, so you're excused for getting my comment backwards. <br /><br />I did not intend for it to mean that character and behavior were irrelevant, but that they were subsequent to faith in the defining process. Kind of like when you define an animal by genus and species, the genus coming first. So the first question one should ask when determining whether a person is a Christian is "Does he acknowledge the divinity of Christ?" If the answer is no, then it's Game Over. If the answer is yes, you move on to subsequent refinement (such as behavior).Starhopperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350334327301656588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-45649089299905042652017-06-07T20:41:03.366-07:002017-06-07T20:41:03.366-07:00OK, I agree with Mortal. Let's suppose there a...OK, I agree with Mortal. Let's suppose there are a few basic ideas you need to affirm in order to be a Christian, and let's suppose the divinity of Christ is one of them. In that case, I agree that Hitler couldn't be a Christian.<br /><br />The more interesting part of Mortal's comment is about behavior being irrelevant. So you can't ask questions like "What kind of Christianity is it that allows you to hate, persecute, and kill people ..." A person's Christianity just depends on their affirmation of the basic tenets. Behavior is irrelevant.<br /><br />Or do you guys claim that affirmation of the basic tenets of Christianity makes it impossible (or even less likely) that a person will commit evil atrocities?John B. Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00234524731241646514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-5509001619405859512017-06-07T18:53:32.339-07:002017-06-07T18:53:32.339-07:00"What kind of Christianity is it that allows ..."What kind of Christianity is it that allows you to hate, persecute, and kill people in virtue of being racially Jewish???"<br /><br />Martin Luther's kind???<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_and_antisemitism<br />Jimmy S. M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05429294734852937431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-44548834950829917782017-06-07T17:56:11.707-07:002017-06-07T17:56:11.707-07:00And he has to, because otherwise he has to believe...And he has to, because otherwise he has to believe that a Jewish man was God incarnate. Victor Repperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10962948073162156902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-5201577752383368942017-06-07T17:47:38.586-07:002017-06-07T17:47:38.586-07:00Hitler denied the divinity of Christ. Once you kno...Hitler denied the divinity of Christ. Once you know that, it matters not what his behavior was - whether he murdered 12 million people, or whether he ran into burning buildings to save puppy dogs. Irrelevant. Unless you accept the divinity of Christ, you are no Christian. End of story, full stop.Starhopperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350334327301656588noreply@blogger.com