Topic: Who is Constantine????? Is he important at all? (Read 2447 times)

From what I can remember... He's was the pivotal point of Christianity in which brought it mainstream...making it the "Official Religion" if you will, Scholars believe his mother played a strong influence to his belief in Christianity. She's regarded as a saint in some circles of the Christian faith...

If I'm not mistaken, he was behind the council of Nicaea... a group of Scholars and Theologians that placed guidelines and regulations that help enforced the Christian belief as a staple in the Roman Empire. (stuff that everyone could agree on)

One can easily argue that because of this point in history Christianity transcended.

but as you dig deep, people can also argue that this is greatly exaggerated and some shady stuff went on.. Nevertheless, by an emperor making it "official" certainly could have helped it spread across the empire of its day.

B3Wannabe · « **Reply #6 on:** March 31, 2008, 04:23:04 AM »

Indeed....what I'm said.

I have more to add, but I'll wait and let FS add it for me.

Salvador · « **Reply #7 on:** March 31, 2008, 07:28:20 AM »

Quote from: Bruh Kell on March 30, 2008, 11:01:07 AM

Please tell me somebody......what do people think this Constantine person is so important?

Why do you ask?
My guess is you've run into someone or something acting as if Constantine canonized the bible or something. Like Da Vinci Code.

If that's the case people of this sort place the emphasis on the wrong parts.
Like the council of Nicea. It was done in order to make sure everyone was on the same page, Constantine did pay for it and it was even held at his summer home, but he had nothing to do with what was decided there.

Bruh Kell · « **Reply #8 on:** March 31, 2008, 12:26:12 PM »

Quote from: Salvador on March 31, 2008, 07:28:20 AM

Why do you ask?
My guess is you've run into someone or something acting as if Constantine canonized the bible or something. Like Da Vinci Code.

If that's the case people of this sort place the emphasis on the wrong parts.
Like the council of Nicea. It was done in order to make sure everyone was on the same page, Constantine did pay for it and it was even held at his summer home, but he had nothing to do with what was decided there.

Man where'd you get tat kind of info.?

Salvador · « **Reply #9 on:** March 31, 2008, 03:33:12 PM »

Quote from: Bruh Kell on March 31, 2008, 12:26:12 PM

Man where'd you get tat kind of info.?

Like two years ago I read up on all of this kind of stuff.
why?

Bruh Kell · « **Reply #10 on:** March 31, 2008, 04:12:30 PM »

Quote from: Salvador on March 31, 2008, 03:33:12 PM

Like two years ago I read up on all of this kind of stuff.
why?

That is the info of brilliance.........As a member of the church I'm proud of you!

Salvador · « **Reply #11 on:** March 31, 2008, 04:27:09 PM »

Thanks.

If you don't mind me asking where did the Constantine question come from?

Bruh Kell · « **Reply #12 on:** March 31, 2008, 06:40:37 PM »

Quote from: Salvador on March 31, 2008, 04:27:09 PM

Thanks.

If you don't mind me asking where did the Constantine question come from?

I was casting my pearls before the swine on youtube. This guy was attacking the Christian Faith.
Talking some stuff about "Paulism" (??) being a "far cry" from the treachings of Jesus an' stuff like that...... you know them small lies and assumptions about your savior that get you goin'!!!

Finally he made mention of Constantine......an' I was like who is Constantine? He replied saying................

"You're talking about Christianity and don't know who Constantine is? If that's true, I see why there is such a mass of mislead people in the world. history is an important thing when dealing with religion............."

This lead me to look up Constantine (so I could throw away some more of my pearls proving that I'm still saved Constantine or none

)

I only really asked on here because I wanted to know what the world thought was so important about Constantine. I really already knew this Constantine character wasn't important since God saved me personally a few years back without me ever knowing a thing about any Constantine!

Salvador · « **Reply #13 on:** April 01, 2008, 08:28:52 AM »

Quote from: Bruh Kell on March 31, 2008, 06:40:37 PM

I was casting my pearls before the swine on youtube. This guy was attacking the Christian Faith.
Talking some stuff about "Paulism" (??) being a "far cry" from the treachings of Jesus an' stuff like that...... you know them small lies and assumptions about your savior that get you goin'!!!

Finally he made mention of Constantine......an' I was like who is Constantine? He replied saying................

"You're talking about Christianity and don't know who Constantine is? If that's true, I see why there is such a mass of mislead people in the world. history is an important thing when dealing with religion............."

This lead me to look up Constantine (so I could throw away some more of my pearls proving that I'm still saved Constantine or none )

I only really asked on here because I wanted to know what the world thought was so important about Constantine. I really already knew this Constantine character wasn't important since God saved me personally a few years back without me ever knowing a thing about any Constantine!

Oh, the irony in that little bit about history.
Francis Bacon said "A little philosophy inclineth men's minds to atheism; but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds to religion..." I think you can substitute philosophy here with history.

Even had you corrected him on the issues over Paul (a skeptic favorite) and Constantine...he would've had something else. And then something else...
Someone attacking anothers religion on youtube, and not even IN the video, but in the comments, isn't really searching for the truth.

sjonathan02 · « **Reply #14 on:** April 01, 2008, 08:35:04 AM »

Quote from: Salvador on April 01, 2008, 08:28:52 AM

Oh, the irony in that little bit about history.
Francis Bacon said "A little philosophy inclineth men's minds to atheism; but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds to religion..." I think you can substitute philosophy here with history.

Even had you corrected him on the issues over Paul (a skeptic favorite) and Constantine...he would've had something else. And then something else...
Someone attacking anothers religion on youtube, and not even IN the video, but in the comments, isn't really searching for the truth.

Agreed.

Fenix · « **Reply #15 on:** April 01, 2008, 08:44:08 AM »

Hmph! I don't EVER argue with YouTube denizens. Those are a different breed of animal and it would be a waste of my time to try and argue with them. You'd just get unnecessarily annoyed.

drums2keys · « **Reply #16 on:** April 01, 2008, 08:50:32 AM »

wow all this time i thiught it was just a movie

T-Block · « **Reply #17 on:** April 01, 2008, 09:02:53 AM »

Quote from: drums2keys on April 01, 2008, 08:50:32 AM

wow all this time i thiught it was just a movie

You and me both.

sjonathan02 · « **Reply #18 on:** April 01, 2008, 09:04:07 AM »

Quote from: THE WOLFMAN on March 30, 2008, 02:28:35 PM

nah, the Roman emperor.

(interesting judeo-christian fiction, tho)

I knew that; just wanted Kell to get to the reason for his question.

sjonathan02 · « **Reply #19 on:** April 01, 2008, 09:04:40 AM »

Quote from: Fenix on April 01, 2008, 08:44:08 AM

Hmph! I don't EVER argue with YouTube denizens. Those are a different breed of animal and it would be a waste of my time to try and argue with them. You'd just get unnecessarily annoyed.

I have neither the time nor the inclination.

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