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Originally Posted by Ohio
Awareness, who was more "Christ-like" before WWII Chamberlain or Churchill?
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Isn't the question mostly irrelevant? I can make an argument for either based on different criteria. When it comes to being a "prince of peace," that would have to go to Chamberlain, even though he was obviously too foolish to really do his part well.
It seems that in the sense of "final analysis" in which we reach the end, and rewards and punishment is meted out, then it would have to be Churchill. He got out his war horses and set to fight from the beginning.
But we are not at the end, so neither is much of a representation of Christ. (Not saying that in this world we should not be willing to fight to survive. But does doing it make you like Christ?)
And therefore I cannot fathom the value of thinking of Christlikeness in terms of Chamberlain and Churchill — leaders juxtaposed to war with one of the more insane leaders of the 20th century (maybe of all time).