Greek philosophy is inherently pagan and has no use in Christianity.
New Testament Greek is a little different then classical Greek. The New Testament language is Koine Greek, it was actually invented, sort of, by Alexander the Great. That's how it became such a widespread language, it was the language of an empire. That was actually the gift of the Greeks to the Mediterranean world, with the Romans it was the roads.I mean, works of Plato and Aristotle have been used by Christians to defend their beliefs or even to get into a common ground with non-Christians. What do you think?
You must never have heard of Aristotelian Scholasticism. The Medieval Catholics loved it.Greek philosophy is inherently pagan and has no use in Christianity.
I mean, works of Plato and Aristotle have been used by Christians to defend their beliefs or even to get into a common ground with non-Christians. What do you think?
I mean, works of Plato and Aristotle have been used by Christians to defend their beliefs or even to get into a common ground with non-Christians. What do you think?
These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father.
In my opinion, it is best to learn philosophy from a Christian perspective first, get an overview, learn the basics and terminology.
Well, I was born Evangelical Protestant and I am planning to convert to Orthodoxy so I haven't had the chance but I will definitely check his works.I think that anyone who hasn't studied a scrap of St. Thomas Aquinas has done himself a grave disservice.
That sounds awesome, especially when you can talk about Philosophy to another Christian.My story: When I was a freshman in college, I first took Logic 101, but after that I signed up for a "Survey of Philosophy" course that was taught by the head of the department.
Unfortunately, I was the only person who signed up for it, so I gave up hope taking it as a lecture course. But I went in to the professor to inquire if I could take it as a "directed study" course--do the reading and then take the test.
He said, "No, he only taught it by lecture."
So I said, "Well, I guess it's no-go, then, since I'm the only one signed up."
He said, "Oh, I'm still teaching it."
So there we were. He was at the lectern and I was the only student in the room. We did that about three sessions, then he told me to just meet him in his office.
It was a pretty good experience, but by golly, I for sure hat to do the reading, or the next session would be pretty awkward.
But this is what was wonderful: Because it was just me and him, we discovered that we were both Christian. That was a surprise for me, because I thought from his name that he was Jewish.
And, in fact, he had been born Jewish. But Judaism left him unsatisfied. As a philosopher, he had become an atheist. He had studied for decades, seeking a satisfactory philosophy...and had found nothing.
Then he took a look--a first look, really--at the one he'd never bothered to look at before, Christianity. And there he found the satisfaction and peace he'd sought.
So I studied more or less as his disciple as we surveyed philosophy that he taught from the viewpoint of "how all the others got it wrong."
Greek philosophy is inherently pagan and has no use in Christianity.
Greek philosophy is inherently pagan and has no use in Christianity.
That sounds awesome, especially when you can talk about Philosophy to another Christian.
Man [bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse] THE GREEKS!! JESUSIANS FOR LIFE BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I mean, works of Plato and Aristotle have been used by Christians to defend their beliefs or even to get into a common ground with non-Christians. What do you think?
Why would you, as a genuinely converted Christian, want to incorporate pagan beliefs into your mind? Wouldn't that work against the work of the Holy Spirit to transform your mind into the mind of Christ? I would think that the mind of Christ and pagan teaching would be inconsistent with each other.I mean, works of Plato and Aristotle have been used by Christians to defend their beliefs or even to get into a common ground with non-Christians. What do you think?
So wouldn't the mixture of pagan thought into Christian doctrine make a person a false prophet and teacher in these days?
Not so much with regard to the thoughts, but just in terms of the rhetorical format.
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