Constantine's Vision of the Cross ~ Early Accounts and Backstory

Gloria Romanorum ^ | October 27, 2017 | Florentius

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

For 1500 years, 300-1800, most people knew nothing about Christ while the popes/patriarchs slaughtered any opposition to their power, venality and corruption. I think I know more history than 99.9% of the people. A lot of the attraction of Islam that made conquest easy in parts of the Byzantine empire was the constant slaughter of Christians by “Christians” over trivial differences because those differences were a threat to wealth and power.

[Antoninus]

I think I know more history than 99.9% of the people.

You have no idea what you're talking about. If you read the ancient sources, particularly those from about AD 300 to AD 700, you'll see that even the average person of that era had an opinion about very complex aspects of Christian theology. They discussed it as much as average Americans today talk about sports. Christian theology was an all-consuming passion for many Romans of that era and many people knew large chunks of Sacred Scripture by heart.

[Campion]

Don’t look to human leaders. They are all corrupt.

As are people who tell others not to look to human leaders.

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

The average writer of that era was the 0.1%

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

>>Don’t look to human leaders. They are all corrupt.
>As are people who tell others not to look to human leaders.

I guess that includes Jesus when he spoke of the Pharisees and the “commandments of men”. Mat. 15:9
Could you say anything less Christian?

[Campion]

Jesus is not a "human leader". He's a Divine person with a human and divine nature.

At least, that's what Christians (like me) believe.

[Campion]

You are familiar with “all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God,” right?

[Antoninus]

The average writer of that era was the 0.1%

Many if not most Romans of late antiquity were literate. Most in the cities were familiar with the theological debates of the day and everyone had an opinion, one way or another.

[Luircin]

I would like to believe that Constantine had good intentions that blew out of proportion when he married secular government to faith.

I want to believe the best about everyone until they show otherwise.

[Antoninus]

Today is the anniversary of Constantine’s vision which changed history...