If Christianity wasn't backed by the mighty Roman Empire would it still be right?

Question

Even though nobody would know about it.

Answer 1

In approximately 5 BC the kingdom of God invaded the Roman Empire...in the form of a baby boy named Jesus. He was the fulfillment of prophetic bards from the ancient Jewish holy book, and accordingly was born of the virgin Mary.

It was said by the great prophet Isaiah: "For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this" (Isaiah 9:6-7).

Within 300 years His disciples had taken His Gospel and teachings to the far reaches of the Roman Empire, and by then more than 1/2 of the population of the Roman domain was Christian. Constanstine, probably out of political expediency, adopted Christianity. The Roman Empire soon thereafter disappeared, but the Kingdom of the Lord and His Christ is eternal and is with us today in the hearts of His humble followers.

Answer 2

I think that it was a mixed bag. There were some really horrible things about the Roman Empire, and some really good things. Since the Roman Empire was prophecied, the Bible shows that it was coming. God was to use it for whatever His purpose was. On the other hand what they did was make it a "State Church" and there was all sorts of trouble that resulted from that.

If the Roman Empire never happened (disregarding the prophecy thereof), God still would have believer's all over the place, because there were churches growing and building throughout the persecutions.

For a perspective on this, read the first couple of chapters of Foxes Book of Martyrs. It will show you that there were churches that were independent of the Roman Church. Some were very heretical, yet some were extremely in adhereance to the documents thereof, having copies of certain epistles and Old Testament writings. The Gospels were also copied and distributed, so that those churches could know what they said. There were non-Catholic churches in the Near Asian and Middle East, as well as churches in Africa and Europe that did not see things as the Roman Church. (They were of course, persecuted by the state church.)

Answer 3

Your so called "mighty Roman empire" did christianity more harm than any external force.

Heres a little lesson in history.... In that same Roman empire (earlier on) Christians were killed and used for blood sports! only when Constantine came into power was this practised stopped.

Unfortunately inorder for christianity to gain acceptance... Alot of people comromised. They agreed to let some pagan beliefs get mixed into the religion. Hence the rise of catholicism.
while all thes was going on... a few true christians remained... they refused to accept the form of doctrine and the continued to suffer persecution. ( they were tortured and burned as heretics)

PS... Catholics are not thesame as christians. No so called "mighty Roman empire" aided christianity. The only reason christianity is big today is the "grace of God"

As opposed to being cynical...and spewing forth nonsense!.... try reading the bible for a change...

Good luck.

Answer 4

Nothing is "right" just because someone backs it up. In my opinion, the Roman's are the ones responsible for making Christianity what it should not be. If the Roman's would not have forced so many things on people back then, "Christianity" would still be in a more pure form. They just use "Christianity" to enforce their rule. But I believe that "Christianity" would still be around, just not as it is today.

Answer 5

The Roman Empire just gave it better name recognition. What makes it survive through these centuries has nothing to do with the Roman Empire. It has everything to do with the fact that for millions of people out there, Christianity brings faith and meaning to our existence, and it creates a desire and drive to serve others.

Answer 6

Christianity spread on its own to the extent that Rome adopted it as the official religion in order to control the masses. Christianity survived even after Rome fell. I'm not sure that the "mighty Roman Empire" was the main driving force there...considering all things.

Answer 7

Under those conditions maybe Christianity would not have been the "hegemon" it is today in the West. However, I believe humanity would have concocted some religion that would incorporate the idea of membership across ethnicity or tribal allegiance. I take this to be the one note of "superiority," or progress brought by Christianity - the idea that anyone was a potential member regardless of where they came from. This was a great step in the direction conceptual humanism.
(Yes, I fully understand how that ball was bobbled, stomped on, deflated, and then defecated on. But that's another story.)

Answer 8

If Christianity was backed by the Roman Empire,Jesus would have never been crucified.If Christianity was backed by the Roman Empire,there wouldn't have been so many Christians martyred for so many years.

The Romans were the ones who crucified the apostle Peter.I can keep going if you like.

Peace be unto you.

Answer 9

Dear Mr. Sho-Nuff:
Original Christianity was never backed by the Roman Empire.
Two hundred years after the founder of Christianity, what he started had been watered-down.
Acts 20:29,30 foretold this would happen.
The Roman Empire backed a facade of christianity.
However, the original was in the hands of God, not Rome.
Therefore, its 'righfulness' (as you put it) is never in doubt.
BTW The original was foretold to make a re-appearance in our days .....but that's another story.

Answer 10

When the world was viewed as flat and no one believed it was round, did that make the world flat? If you are speaking about a matter of fact versus fiction than the support of the people isn't relevant. If your asking whether or not Christianity would still be a prevalent religion in today's society, then Christians would been inclined to say yes, truth usually prevails.