What is the greatest evil in christianity?

If you take christianity as a whole and view all its angels and demons and such, who is the greatest evil of all? I know what most scholars would say, but if you read about it, there are so many things besides well Satan.

Why don't you start by telling us what you think the "greatest evil" is?

There are many varying degrees of "practical" evil (murder, theft, lying, etc.), but in terms of theological evil, there is no greatest; all evil is the same thing: an affront to God.Theokhoth

If you take christianity as a whole

ZiggyStardust16

I thinkThe Divine Commedia has a place in Christianity. If it does,

Being a traitor is the worst.

[QUOTE="Theokhoth"]There are many varying degrees of "practical" evil (murder, theft, lying, etc.), but in terms of theological evil, there is no greatest; all evil is the same thing: an affront to God.BranKetra

If you take christianity as a whole

ZiggyStardust16

BranKetra

Dante was an novelist, not a theologian.

[QUOTE="Theokhoth"]There are many varying degrees of "practical" evil (murder, theft, lying, etc.), but in terms of theological evil, there is no greatest; all evil is the same thing: an affront to God.BranKetra

If you take christianity as a whole

ZiggyStardust16

I thinkThe Divine Commedia has a place in Christianity. If it does,

Being a traitor is the worst.

Actually according to the Bible, the degree of punishment isn't based on how bad the sin is, but on how much knowledge you have. A person who is raised up in the church their whole life and has the gospel preached to them all the time, yet still rejects it will get a much greater punishment than a person who has never heard the gospel.

There are many varying degrees of "practical" evil (murder, theft, lying, etc.), but in terms of theological evil, there is no greatest; all evil is the same thing: an affront to God.Theokhoth

The whole concept of worship or else you'll go to hell.Osaka-06

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coolbeans90

Dante was an novelist, not a theologian.

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BranKetra

Dante was an novelist, not a theologian.

Interpret the poem as you will. I loved it. (Inferno anyway)

There is no greatest evil.

There is simply evil.

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[QUOTE="Theokhoth"] [QUOTE="mindstorm"][QUOTE="Theokhoth"]There are many varying degrees of "practical" evil (murder, theft, lying, etc.), but in terms of theological evil, there is no greatest; all evil is the same thing: an affront to God.Silenthps

The whole concept of worship or else you'll go to hell.Osaka-06

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Interpret the poem as you will. I loved it. (Inferno anyway)

coolbeans90

However, I don't know how influential it was on Christendom back then, leading to today.

Actually according to the Bible, the degree of punishment isn't based on how bad the sin is, but on how much knowledge you have. A person who is raised up in the church their whole life and has the gospel preached to them all the time, yet still rejects it will get a much greater punishment than a person who has never heard the gospel.

Silenthps

You're right. You just complemented what I've written.

There are many varying degrees of "practical" evil (murder, theft, lying, etc.), but in terms of theological evil, there is no greatest; all evil is the same thing: an affront to God.Theokhoth

Although Dante's inferno is an epic depiction of hell, I don't believe it holds any merit and is not regard as christian canon.

The hoarding and greed of said institutionalized religion as other nations still starve, and the centuries of bloodshed it has caused.

Quote me all you want, I'm saying no more, and you know it's there.

Merry Christmas ;>

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[QUOTE="BranKetra"] Bingo. [QUOTE="Osaka-06"]The whole concept of worship or else you'll go to hell.SkyWard20

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The hoarding and greed of said institutionalized religion as other nations still starve, and the centuries of bloodshed it has caused.

Quote me all you want, I'm saying no more, and you know it's there.

Merry Christmas ;>

mywalletsgone

The hoarding and greed of said institutionalized religion as other nations still starve, and the centuries of bloodshed it has caused.

Quote me all you want, I'm saying no more, and you know it's there.

Merry Christmas ;>

mywalletsgone

You make me sad, man. :{{

The people within the religion who pervert it and manipulate it in order to benefit themselves (corruption) or cause harm to others (violence).

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Harisemo

:|

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The hoarding and greed of said institutionalized religion as other nations still starve, and the centuries of bloodshed it has caused.

Quote me all you want, I'm saying no more, and you know it's there.

Merry Christmas ;>

hiphops_savior

The Soviet Union existed for just nearly 70 years. How many years longer did Christianity (in particular the Catholic Church) exist for?

It's kinda funny as well when Jesus condemned the hoarding of weath and greed more than almost every other sin.

[QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

Interpret the poem as you will. I loved it. (Inferno anyway)

BranKetra

However, I don't know how influential it was on Christendom back then, leading to today.

Actually according to the Bible, the degree of punishment isn't based on how bad the sin is, but on how much knowledge you have. A person who is raised up in the church their whole life and has the gospel preached to them all the time, yet still rejects it will get a much greater punishment than a person who has never heard the gospel.

Silenthps

You're right. You just complemented what I've written.

It's popular, but not used as a religious text.

Although Dante's inferno is an epic depiction of hell, I don't believe it holds any merit and is not regard as christian canon.

Cypress_290

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It's popular, but not used as a religious text.

BranKetra

I'm not saying that it is. People just don't generally derive their religious depiction of hell from The Inferno.

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[QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

It's popular, but not used as a religious text.

coolbeans90

I'm not saying that it is. People just don't generally derive their religious depiction of hell from The Inferno.

actually I wanted this to be a bit more concrete. Lets not go into all that sin debate filosofi. If you consider it in a more black asn white way, which figure is the greatest evil in christianity

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Harisemo

The whole concept of worship or else you'll go to hell. Osaka-06

If you take christianity as a whole and view all its angels and demons and such, who is the greatest evil of all? I know what most scholars would say, but if you read about it, there are so many things besides well Satan.

ZiggyStardust16

teh catholic curch and it pope

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Harisemo

If it's not Satan, it's obviously Turbo-Satan.

thats a hard one. there are so many to choose from. Probably Yahweh's obsession with killing and punishment that is reflected in all of his policies and orders to mankind. every heinous act committed in the name of this god seemed somewhat "reasonable" in light of the fact that the same god had ordered countless such atrocities in the past.

"Whats that? god told you to burn all the loose women in the villiage as witches? well, now that I think about it, that does sound like something god would order. ok then."

welp, i found the greatest evil