(Opps edited, I didn't catch the other name) . But it doesn't really matter, Jews for Jesus aren't Messianic.
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Of course not, they converted JEWS BY FORCE and anyone else that didn't want to believe as their Doctrines said.
Constantine's motives are beyond reconstruction but it is clear he still needed to bind the Empire - East and West - together and exercise influence over the whole of the Mediterranean. What Christians fail to realize is that his conversion had not divorced him from his pagan past. The Emperor was happy with the collection of heavenly patrons. He believed reverence for deity to be indispensable for the tranquility of the commonwealth and regarded the Christian God as just another heavenly patron, not incompatible with others although perhaps more powerful. He maintained ties with the Sol Invictus cult (Sun Worship) even after his conversion. It was not until he was on his deathbed that he was finally baptized, just in case. The Sol Invictus cult worshipped the sun god, but was also acceptable to the followers of Orpheus, the priest of the Sun, Mithras, or the Sun god Apollo.
Are You denying that Jews were ever forced to convert to Chrisitanity by the Church?
The interesting thing about Constantine was that he supported Arianism and the fact that the Church did not, means that Constantine did not call the shots in the Orthodox Church.SonWorshipper said:Throughout his reign, Constantine treated the bishops as political aides. He agreed to enforce whatever opinion the majority of the bishops formulated.[/font]
Since the Roman Catholic Church is the Mother of all the Christian churches, when the others were formed when they broke off of Her they kept many of the Same or Similar Doctrines that were originated in Her.
So Oblio forgive my way of writing that made you think I was talking about the Orthodox in forcing conversions.
Oblio said:The Orthodox Church would say that the RCC broke off from her and is the Church founded by Christ and His Apostles, but that is another discussion
None offense taken. Forgive me if I have seemed argumentative, I merely wish to defend any misconceptions of the Orthodox Church and faith.