▲ 68 ▼ When did Jesus become a christian? (piefed.world) submitted 3 months ago by SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 175 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 child) So Abraham was a Christian, so was Moses, Elijah, etc the heresy of adoptionism There seems to be some slight double standards here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) Elaborate? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago Ah, never mind. I assumed adoptionism was referring to that fringe practice some offshoots do where they "baptize" long-dead people they deem worthy and was comparing it to claiming pre-Christianity figures as Christian, but now I see it means something completely different. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) Elaborate? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago Ah, never mind. I assumed adoptionism was referring to that fringe practice some offshoots do where they "baptize" long-dead people they deem worthy and was comparing it to claiming pre-Christianity figures as Christian, but now I see it means something completely different. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago Ah, never mind. I assumed adoptionism was referring to that fringe practice some offshoots do where they "baptize" long-dead people they deem worthy and was comparing it to claiming pre-Christianity figures as Christian, but now I see it means something completely different. permalink fedilink source parent