Would the christian church have succeeded without the murder of so many people?

Question

Constantine took Byzance with armed forces and made a christian capital from it to prevent the Persians from spreading their philosophy on the christian ground. Without that military conquest, would the christians be widespread today?

Answer 1

Christianity is already dead. Most of those who profess know nothing about it, nor do they adhere to its teachings, especially the most important one: love.

The Christian Church as it is today might not be around, but real Christianity might exist if all of those politics and wars hadn't taken place. I'm not sure about that, but it's not your question.

If we really study history, we can see how much culture and government play a role in the power and spreading of religion across the world, and not just for Christianity.

Answer 2

Christianity was born, survived, and continues to live and spread SOLELY because of who Almighty God & Jesus Christ was and is and will ever and always be. Jesus Christ did not NEED the church, but the church NEEDS Jesus Christ & His Holy Spirit living within each Christian to survive.

Read Revelation, MOST churches (ie., the building, the legalistic organization) will NOT survive The Great Tribulation. When Jesus first returns for His Bride, (i.e., living Christian people not the buildings or organizations) who are "caught up in the clouds" (raptured) will be spared The Great Tribulation & The Antichrist time on Earth.

There WILL be people who become Christians after The Rapture and during The Great Tribulation when the Antichrist is in control of much of this world.

These Great Tribulation Christians, who are saved, redeemed, and filled with The Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ, like the persecuted Christians throughout history, will suffer, but regardless that, they WILL thrive, grow, and continue to spread God's Word and will attain Heaven.

Answer 3

Constantine was sort of a hinderance and probably slowed the spread of the Gospel.He wasn't 1/2 important as people make him.The only thing he did was help split the Roman and Greek churches.If you read Eusebius' history of the church ,he was a Godsend,but I don't think so.It was Constantine's mother that helped get the idea of "Relics" so popular.

Answer 4

The Christian Church would have been better off.
Byzantium was already part of the Roman Empire and was not taken by constantine by force.

Answer 5

I believe that is debateable because no one can know they effects changing the past would have on the future. Perhaps it would have found another path to becoming so widespread. Or perhaps it would have slowly evolved into a different religion. No one can know for sure, only postulate.

Answer 6

Not likely. All religions are spread by the sword. Christianity just lucked into gaining control of the worlds only superpower back then. Kind of like they are doing in the USA now.

Answer 7

so many have become christians because they were killed for what they believed and showed unwavering faith while they were being tortured.

"Sufferings gladly borne for others converts more people than sermons" - Therese of Lisieux

"A communist officer told a Christian he was beating, "I am almighty, as you suppose your God to be. I can kill you. " The Christian answered, "The power is all on my side. I can love you while you torture me to death" - VOM

It's faith like this that leads others to believe. It is what set the early church on fire and made it spread

Answer 8

Yes because of all other elements, such as colonization all over the world. Example, look at Central and South america.

Answer 9

No, if it weren't for Constantine ( a pagan emperor til death)
that little cult of gnostic jews would've been wiped out centuries ago.

Answer 10

All believers sould be masacred. Just kiding, I am an atheist and I love all poeple, and I have no problems with any religion. I am probably closer to your gods, than you believers are, coz I don't hate people unlike most of you