Christianity is an idea, and as such is indestructible and immortal, like every idea.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Christianity, as an idea, is indestructible and immortal.
- In plain terms
- Ideas, like Christianity, cannot be destroyed.
- What can you take from it?
- Ideas persist beyond physical forms.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes some ideas survive while others fade?
- Can ideas be truly indestructible?
Another view
It assumes all ideas are equally enduring, which isn’t always true.
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