did constantine really convert in his heart, or did he just fake it to help his empire?

Question

(from paganism to christianity)

people are asking why it matters - i am just curious if there is anything written about it

Answer 1

Wasn't it for the sake of a woman?

Faking it makes more sense.........get the girl AND unite the kingdom.

Perhaps he only took an interest in her as an excuse to look genuine.

I'm sure that world rulers will almost always put political consideration before all else.

Answer 2

Constantine was neither a christian or pagan. The dragon bloodline worshiped no one. Constantine's ancestors are the gods that the world has worshiped and continue to do so to this day. Jesus was of the dragon bloodline. They are an enlightened race of people. They are not limited to this universe or dimension. Constantine never gave the right of kingship to the pope. The alleged document was written in a form of language that didn't even exist yet. The right of kingship document the pope has is a blatant lie and forgery.

Answer 3

--THE MURDEROUS CONSTANTINE , had his wife , son and other of his immediate family murdered or did it himself--FOR not converting to his sick order of christianity!

*** w98 3/15 pp. 29-30 Constantine the Great—A Champion of Christianity? ***
***Did He Ever Become a Christian?
-Johnson notes: “Constantine never abandoned sun-worship and kept the sun on his coins.” The Catholic Encyclopedia observes: “Constantine showed equal favour to both religions. As pontifex maximus he watched over the heathen worship and protected its rights.” “Constantine never became a Christian,” states the encyclopedia Hidria, adding: “Eusebius of Caesarea, who wrote his biography, says that he became a Christian in the last moments of his life. This doesn’t hold water, as the day before, [Constantine] had made a sacrifice to Zeus because he also had the title Pontifex Maximus.”
--Down to the day of his death in 337 C.E., Constantine bore the pagan title of Pontifex Maximus, the supreme head of religious matters. Regarding his baptism, it is reasonable to ask, Was it preceded by genuine repentance and a turning around, as required in the Scriptures? (Acts 2:38, 40, 41) Was it a complete water immersion as a symbol of Constantine’s dedication to Jehovah God?—Compare Acts 8:36-39.
***A “Saint”?***
---The Encyclopædia Britannica states: “Constantine was entitled to be called Great in virtue rather of what he did than what he was. Tested by character, indeed, he stands among the lowest of all those to whom the epithet [Great] has in ancient or modern times been applied.” And the book A History of Christianity informs us: “There were early reports of his violent temper and his cruelty in anger. . . . He had no respect for human life . . . His private life became monstrous as he aged.”
--Evidently Constantine had serious personality problems. A history researcher states that “his temperamental character was often the reason for his committing crimes.” (See the box “Dynastic Murders.”) Constantine was not “a Christian character,” contends historian H. Fisher in his History of Europe. The facts do not characterize him as a true Christian who had put on “the new personality” and in whom there could be found the fruitage of God’s holy spirit—love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, mildness, and self-control.—Colossians 3:9, 10; Galatians 5:22, 23.

Answer 4

There's a book called "The Constantine Conspiracy" by Rabbi David Hargis which shows the life and times of Constantine and how he never had a conversion experience. It's quite revealing.

Answer 5

Based on historical sources, it appears that political gain was Constantine's motivation. Where do I draw this conclusion from? The religion that he created is a melding of Christianity and babylonian mysticism/mythology.

Answer 6

I think he just faked it. Christianity at the time was growing, so as a leader, he felt that he needed to at least pretend to convert so that he could keep better control of his empire.

Answer 7

I was taught in a Christian(Catholic) School there are arguments for both, so I would guess this one is debatable even amongst the Pious. He did however have great political prominence in England and Rome.

Answer 8

I don't think he faked it, but he definitely merged it with the pagan religion of the sun god and took some concepts from both. This still effects a lot of Christian traditions today. (SUNday worship, anyone?)

Answer 9

I tend to think it was the latter. For most of his life, Constantine still worshiped the Sun God, which is why our "sabbath" is on Sunday.

Answer 10

Why does it matter? No one here knew Constantine or his heart. Those who did are dust, including the ruler himself.