Did you know that President Abraham Lincoln became a Christian while in Office?
I heard that it was after he became a Christian, he ended the Civil War and abolished slavery. Does anyone else have anymore info about that?
That gives me renewed hope to pray for our president.
As Lincoln matured, and especially during his term as president, the idea of a divine will somehow interacting with human affairs more and more influenced his public expressions. On a personal level, the death of his son Willie in February 1862 may have caused Lincoln to look towards religion for answers and solace.[66] After Willie’s death, in the summer or early fall of 1862, Lincoln attempted to put on paper his private musings on why, from a divine standpoint, the severity of the war was necessary
Wikipedia has excellant info about Lincoln. Although he ended the civil war, it was miitant groups that continued in the efforts to undermine his law.
You can tell a tree by it’s fruit. Not all Pastors claiming christianity teach the bible and you can tell that by the messages they preach.
Answer by OBGYN
Lincoln was a great White american president.
Answer by lockesmith
I think that would depend on your definition of “Christian”.
Answer by who knew
Well Abe was actually a Muslim and only pretended to be a Christian while running for the presidency. Arent the parrallels between Abe and Barrack just remarkable ?
Answer by michelob86
Actually it was the reverse. He couldn’t believe in a God that would have allowed his two young sons to die.
Abraham Lincoln, The Christian
“Lincoln, the Lawyer” “Lincoln, the Citizen” “Lincoln, the Story-Teller” “Lincoln, the Statesman” “Lincoln, the Friend of Man” and other phrases of this remarkable character, have received special treatment at the hands of various students and writers. While some attention has been given to the religious side, it has been comparatively meager, and has not received the prominence that it deserves. Here is a labor of love. The aim has been to let Abraham Lincoln speak for himself, that the people, hearing his message, may learn to know the real Lincoln. The author shows Lincoln to have been a profoundly religious man.
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Was Abraham Lincoln a Christian?
“The Bible is not my book and Christianity is not my religion. I could never assent to the long complicated statements of Christian dogma.” – Abraham Lincoln
SOURCE: The Oregonian & cafepress.com
Here’s a link for an aray of quotes from Abe.
http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/quotes/lincoln.htm
Answer by Becki
well, read this:
Despite his Christian upbringing, Lincoln did not accept Christ as his Savior until later in life. While he governed the nation by many of the principles written in God’s Word, he lacked a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. After the death of his son, Willie, Lincoln heard for the first time of Christ’s personal love and forgiveness for each man and woman.
He wrote: “When I left Springfield, I asked the people to pray for me; I was not a Christian. When I buried my son—the severest trial of my life – I was not a Christian. But when I went to Gettysburg, and saw the graves of thousands of our soldiers, I then and there consecrated myself to Christ.”
So yeah… in the end, he was a Christian.
God bless you.
Answer by Chhaya 05
Well I was going to say yes he was. And then I read Becki’s answer so I agree with her Since she hit the nail on the head.
Answer by kurleylovescheese
i thought abe was a jewish name.
Answer by Johnny
I don’t know if he was or wasn’t
In his annual message to Congress in December 1862, Lincoln said, “We cannot escape history. We…will be remembered in spite of ourselves…. In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free…. The way is plain, peaceful, generous, just — a way which, if followed, the world will forever applaud, and God must forever bless”
On September 5, 1864, the Committee of Colored People from Baltimore presented Lincoln with a Bible. Here’s what Lincoln told them in his speech:
“In regard to this Great Book, I have but to say, I believe the Bible is the best gift God has given to man. All the good Savior gave to the world was communicated through this Book. But for this Book we could not know right from wrong. All things most desirable for man’s welfare, here and hereafter, are to be found portrayed in it. To you I return my most sincere thanks for the elegant copy of the great Book of God which you present.”
Abraham Lincoln Wisdom and Wit (Americana Pocket Gift Editions)
Lincoln the man, the philosopher, the wit, and the public speaker is revealed in all his facets in this collection of his most memorable words complemented by vintage photographs. 64-page hardcover pocket gift book with dust jacket, 3-1/4” wide by 5-3/8” high.
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was abraham lincoln a christian?
what do you think and why?
Answer by M.C.
yes
Answer by happy gilmore
I think he was agnostic
Answer by Wiremu
Yes of course. Just 2 examples: Remember his “Gettysberg Adress” and “Emancipation Proclamation” constantly references God? There is very little doubt here.
Answer by steven m
Never thought about it. Does it matter now.
The man has been dead for a long time, surely his deeds speak for themselves.
His faith or beliefs are his own now
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No, he was really a Budhist Monk (Grin)
Lincoln’s faith is somewhat obscure. He attended church, especially with his family, and he had many friends who were clergymen, with whom he apparently saw eye to eye. He also explicilty espoused Christian principles and referred to them in his speeches and his writings. He’s also known to have prayed a great deal. However, it’s questionable whether he was ever baptised, and he seems to have belonged to no specific denomination.
He was a Deist, meaning that he believed in God and God’s personal interest in “the course of human events”. However, this seems to have been a general belief and he wasn’t, in the strictest sense, a Christian. He had no opinion on what form God took.
Kind of. This should help:
http://www.adherents.com/people/pl/Abraham_Lincoln.html
Um … yes … and no …
In response to the alleged claim that Lincoln was a Christian EDIT: based on this passage
“When I left Springfield, I asked people to pray for me. I was not a Christian. When I buried my son, the severest trial of my life, I was not a Christian. But when I went to Gettysburg and saw the graves of thousands of our soldiers, I then and there consecrated myself to Christ. Yes, I do love Jesus.”
– This quotation, which has not been found anywhere in Lincoln’s recorded writings or speeches, appears to have originated in a book by O. H. Oldroyd, who admitted that he couldn’t remember where the quotation came from. (See the discussion in Paul F. Boller & John George, They Never Said It, Oxford Univ. Press, 1989, p. 91)
(http://www.geocities.com/peterroberts.geo/Relig-Politics/ALincoln.html)
To explore this question, I would refer one to the section on Abraham Lincoln in “Six Historic Americans” by John E. Remsburg
(online at: http://www.infidels.org/library/historical/john_remsburg/six_historic_americans/chapter_5.html)
Introduction
Was Abraham Lincoln a Christian? many confidently believe and earnestly contend that he was; others as confidently believe and as earnestly contend that he was not.
Before attempting to answer this question, let us define what constitutes a Christian. A Christian is one who, in common with the adherents of nearly all the religions of mankind, believes, 1. In the existence of a God; 2. In the immortality of the soul. As distinguished from the adherents of other religions, he believes, 1. That the Bible is a revelation from God to man; 2. That Jesus Christ was the miraculously begotten son of God. He also believes in various other doctrines peculiar to Christianity, the chief of which are, 1. The fall of man; 2. The atonement.
Those who in nominally Christian countries reject the dogmas of Christianity are denominated Infidels, Freethinkers, Liberals, Rationalists, unbelievers, disbelievers, skeptics, etc. These Infidels, or Freethinkers, represent various phases of belief, among which are, 1. Deists, who affirm the existence of a God and the immortality of the soul; 2. Atheists, who deny the existence of a God, and, generally, the soul’s immortality; 3. Agnostics, who neither affirm nor deny these doctrines.
The following are the religious views Lincoln is said to have held as presented by those who affirm that he was a Christian:
He believed in the existence of a God, and accepted the Christian conception of this Being.
He believed in the immortality of the soul, and in the Christian doctrine of the resurrection.
He believed that the Bible is a revelation from God — the only revealed will of God.
He believed in the divinity of Christ — believed that Christ is God.
He believed in the efficacy of prayer, and was accustomed to pray himself.
He believed in the doctrine of experimental religion, and had experienced a change of heart.
Although he never united with any church, he was contemplating such a step at the time of his assassination.
The church with which he would have united, we are led to infer, was the Presbyterian.
The following is a statement of the theological opinions of Lincoln as understood by those who deny that he was a Christian:
In regard to a Supreme Being he entertained at times Agnostic and even Atheistic opinions. During the later years of his life, however, he professed a sort of Deistic belief, but be did not accept the Christian or anthropomorphic conception of a Deity.
So far as the doctrine of immortality is concerned, he was an Agnostic.
He did not believe in the Christian doctrine of the inspiration of the Scriptures.
He believed that Burns and Paine were as much inspired as David and Paul.
He did not believe in the doctrine of Christ’s divinity. He affirmed that Jesus was either the son of Joseph and Mary, or the illegitimate son of Mary.
He did not believe in the doctrine of a special creation.
He believed in the theory of Evolution, so far as this theory had been developed in his time.
He did not believe in miracles and special providence. He believed that all things are governed by immutable laws, and that miracles and special providence, in the evangelical sense of these terms, are impossible.
He rejected the doctrine of total, or inherent depravity.
He repudiated the doctrine of vicarious atonement.
He condemned the doctrine of forgiveness for sin.
He opposed the doctrine of future rewards and punishments.
He denied the doctrine of the freedom of the will.
He did not believe in the efficacy of prayer understood by orthodox Christians.
He indorsed, for the most part, the criticisms of Thomas Paine on the Bible and Christianity, and accepted, to a great extent, the theological and humanitarian views of Theodore Parker.
He wrote a book (which was suppressed) against the Bible and Christianity.
His connection with public affairs prevented him from giving prominence to his religious opinions during the later years of his life, but his earlier views concerning the unsoundness of the Christian system of religion never underwent any material change, and he died, as he had lived, an unbeliever.
Perhaps nominally, he was a Christian, but basically he said
” when I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That’s my religion “. ( Also quoted by the late Christopher Reeve in an 2004 interview in ESQUIRE Magazine )
No I did not know that. I just assumed he was a Christian, I guess because of the time period, most Americans were, and it would have been hard to advertise yourself to the public being such a different person. Thanks for the insight!
‘Grees wif Mr OBGYN. Mr Linclon wuz tha bestest white prez we got so far in history.
1) Have no idea about christianity. He learned to read with the 2 books every home had, The Bible and The Works of Shakespeare.
2) General Robert E Lee ended the Civil War when he surrendered to grant at the Appomattox County Court House in Appomattox Va.
3) Keep praying. 20 years of attendance at Reverend Wrights Trinity United Baptist church didn’t help, maybe your prayers will turn the tide.
Abolishing slavery started the Civil War, not ended it.
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