If we are all born with sin due to our past misdemeanours, why cant the Christian's take responsibility for all the blood shed by their hands throughout histroy?
If you dont accept past wars etc at the hand of a Christian, then you cant really accept sin. Its not a case of picking one or the other, you have to have both or not at all.
2006-11-11 17:13:08 · 17 answers · asked by A_Geologist 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
YOU NEED TO READ THE BIBLE
2006-11-11 17:15:22 · answer #1 · answered by purpleaura1 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Why should I take credit for something Christians did nine hundred years ago? I neither supported it nor committed it. We are responsible for our own faults, not the faults of everyone who claims to be a Christian. The sins committed by Christians throughout history is on their own hands, and since they already died, they've already paid whatever eternal price they deserve. No matter how much bickering we do against them it will neither change history nor alter their salvation or condemnation. I do not deny that bad things have happened in the name of Christianity, and that modern Christians still screw up, but my only concern is my own faults. My only encouragement is for Christians to remember that they are all representations of Christ, and they have no right to continue sinning merely because of grace and redemption.
Romans 6:15
2006-11-12 01:26:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sadly, true. And I thought I could answer this question by pointing out "Stewie" in "Family Guy"
However, I found a nifty apologetics article you might want to read: http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/apologetics/ap0116.html
Also, you can't take a historical event out of context. For instance, you can't expect an Medieval man to think like a modern man. In those days, the sword was seriously debated as the weapon of mass destruction in intellectual and religious circles.
Just before the Inquisition, there was a dire persecution of Christians by pagans in that country, where Christian homes were particularly targeted and destroyed simply because they were Christian.
2006-11-12 01:14:59 · answer #3 · answered by Shinigami 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one wants to accept responsibility for all the bad things they have done...remember they are and were trying to save us from ourselves.
Unfortunately they had to kill many to convert a few. Wonderful thing fear...self preservation...it will make some do anything to live...even lie and pretend to be worshiping one God out in the open while they are secretly worshiping another one they truly believe in behind closed doors.
No matter what, you simply cannot force some to do what is not truly in their hearts. They usually always find a way around it.
2006-11-12 01:26:06 · answer #4 · answered by aviana_snowwolfe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What? I am supposed to be responsible for the men who acted "in Gods name", even though what they did was against what God taught? Why, because sin is genetic?
No. I will take responsibility for my sin, not for others who merely claimed to be Christian while acting against God. I accept MY sin, no one elses.
2006-11-12 01:17:49 · answer #5 · answered by sweetie_baby 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only sin we are born with is that of Adam and Eve, not everything else. We screwed ourselves back in the day. Christ merely provided the forgiveness for this.
2006-11-12 01:20:27 · answer #6 · answered by analystdevil 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what? I have sins of my own, mind you. I do not & will not take responsibility for what people in the past did. It's not my hand that shed blood!!!......dont blame me.
2006-11-12 01:24:23 · answer #7 · answered by rose reb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sin is an avalanche of evil....................... how deadly sin is!
Christians are responsible for their part in this area. All people play their part.
2006-11-12 01:51:08 · answer #8 · answered by ThomasR 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think you only have to ask forgiveness for your own sins and not the sins of others.
2006-11-12 01:15:25 · answer #9 · answered by annc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are of European descent, thank Christians you are not bowing to allah by force ten times a day
2006-11-12 01:16:07 · answer #10 · answered by injesu 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because most of them don't even know about it all, besides they had nothing to do with it, they just know they love Jesus.
2006-11-12 01:17:51 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋