Was Hitler a Christian?

Question

X Theist
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I agree. But that is true of every religion.

Answer 1

As a Christian Preacher I have found over the years that just because a person can say, what appears to be, the right things does not make him a Christian.
There are many that profess Christianity and yet the evidence of their life points to something different.

Answer 2

I have often reflected, wistfully, on how much happier modern history might have been had Hitler been brought up as an atheist, an agnostic, or, at least, a Unitarian. Born and bred a Catholic, he grew up in a religion and in a culture that was anti-semitic, and in persecuting Jews, he repeatedly proclaimed he was doing the "Lord's work."

You will find it in Mein Kampf: "Therefore, I am convinced that I am acting as the agent of our Creator. By fighting off the Jews, I am doing the Lord's Work."

Answer 3

You'll get all kinds of answers with quotes attributed to Hitler. The bottom line is what he did. Contrast him to Jesus Christ.

Did he do the works of Christ? A big resounding NO.

Therefore he is not Christian. And death by suicide proves exactly that fact. Hopelessness leads to suicide.

Romans 1: 28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting...

Answer 4

He may have been a Christian (reading the bible, going to some church)
I doubt that he was borne again and had a personal relationship with God.

I believe that the Pope is a Christian as well.

And yea, if that is a picture of you, you are beautiful, to look at.

Not sure if you're a beautiful person to be around yet.

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Answer 5

No Gloria. Hitler may have been a Catholic, but not a Christian!

We are to discern by the fruit of their life, not the words out of the mouth.

Christ came to bring life with abundance.

Answer 6

Hitler was raised Roman Catholic, but as a boy he rejected aspects of Catholicism.

Throughout his life, Hitler often praised Christian heritage, German Christian culture, and a belief in Christ. In his speeches and publications Hitler even spoke of Christianity as a central motivation for his antisemitism, stating that "As a Christian I have no duty to allow myself to be cheated, but I have the duty to be a fighter for truth and justice".His private statements, as reported by his intimates, are more mixed, showing Hitler as a religious man but critical of traditional Christianity. However, in contrast to other Nazi leaders, Hitler did not adhere to esoteric ideas, occultism, or neo-paganism, and ridiculed such beliefs in Mein Kampf. Rather, Hitler advocated a "Positive Christianity", a belief system purged from what he objected to in traditional Christianity, and which reinvented Jesus as a fighter against the Jews.

Hitler believed in Arthur de Gobineau's ideas of struggle for survival between the different races, among which the "Aryan race"—guided by "Providence"—was supposed to be the torchbearers of civilization. In Hitler's conception Jews were enemies of all civilization.

Among Christian denominations, Hitler favoured Protestantism, which was more open to such reinterpretations. At the same time, he adopted some elements of the Catholic Church's hierarchical organization, liturgy and phraseology in his politics.

Hitler expressed admiration for the Muslim military tradition. According to one confidant, Hitler stated in private "The Mohammedan religion too would have been much more compatible to us than Christianity. Why did it have to be Christianity with its meekness and flabbiness...". Several of Hitler's private statements contradict his public statements regarding Christianity, and indicate his difficulty in reconciling Christian and Nazi philosophy.

Answer 7

No, he wasnot.

but y worry about him / his religion ?

For he is dead & gone. R u angry because the ohe who left u is a Christian ? R u comparing hin\m with Hitler ? Deriving some sadistic pleasure in doing so /

but r u not making a mistake in calling all Christians ' Hitler ' ?

Answer 8

Well, many have named themselves 'christians' but do they really walk the walk of Christ?

Are they like christ, suffering, walking the earth, without punishing others back for the unrighteousness they've done?

Did Hitler act out of a word from God, or out of his own accord?

If you can answer these, then you'll know the answer to your question!

Answer 9

Yes Hitler was a bad christian cus he did not follow the commandments of God which came with Jesus Christ

Answer 10

Hitler was raised Catholic and always considered himself to be Catholic. You can clearly see that if you read Mein Kampf. But he had a general dislike of the church, and he mixed in some occult stuff.

But the answer is clearly yes, although not a strict traditional one.