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Originally Posted by Graham
So you're saying that it is the implimentation of Christianity that caused the problem not Christianity itself.
I do believe that that was the point I was trying to make. Thank you.
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I don't accept that the 'implementation' argumet translates from Christianity to Communism or vice versa.
Communism attempts to employ flawed humans to addres flawed humans. It must necessarily therefore accept the use of force to achieve peace, and is therefore fundamentally flawed because the practicalities of implementing the theory must have been abundantly clear to those who proposed it.
Christianity attempts to employ flawed humans
strengthened by perfect divine power to address flawed humans. The Bible makes clear how to spot the character traits, habits and nature of those that rely on God for their strength and those that do not. By answering the problem of human nature through the introduction of an external factor - divine influence -the Bible is able to separate theory and implementation in a way that it is not possible to do with Communism.