Letofthemind: “There are similar cases in history. The Romans ceased the persecutions and offered toleration to the Christians by Constantine’s Edict of Milan in 313 and in 380 Theodosius outlawed Paganism. The Christians were only to happy to pick up the discarded tools of oppression.”
Sir, would it be too much to ask that you insert “There are, in my opinion, similar cases…”.
I have no beef with your opinion.
I do have a serious beef with your presenting opinion as fact.
There were those who called themselves Christians or were identified as Christians for lack of other description who picked up the tools of oppression and used them.
I don’t use them as models and/guides for my life. They themselves, in my opinion, were not using Christ for a model.
According to the Epistle of St. James, if your works don’t match your words, you are on the outside looking in!