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Millions, perhaps billions of people will as soon as again runfull throttle into the upcoming fall and winter season holidayseasons of Halloween and Christmas. Lots of completely acknowledgethat the customs of these events are deeply rooted inpaganism.
Lots of take paganism as an unsightly word, however it simply meansteachings of the nations that did unknown the Jewish or
Hebrew God of the Bible. An essential point to alwaysremember is that the Hebrews or Israelites and not thenations (non Hebrews) were the ones who brought us theknowledge of God. Even in the New Testament we know that
{Jesus and the Apostles were Israelites. This is whyscripture states, “You praise what you do unknown; we knowwhat we praise, for salvation is of the Jews.” {So it alwayscomes as a surprise to me that the tail (the nations) triesto wag the canine when it pertains to religious understanding.|It alwayscomes as a surprise to me that the tail (the nations) triesto wag the canine when it comes to religious understanding.} Yetthis is what is typically allowed in the so-called Christianholidays.|It alwayscomes as a surprise to me that the tail (the nations) triesto wag the canine when it comes to religious understanding. Yetthis is what is typically allowed in the so-called Christianholidays.}
The Catholic encyclopedia seems to have a hard time somewherebetween acknowledging that modern Christianity hasincorporated pagan teachings and no it is just acoincidence. A coincidence? When you take a look at thepreponderance of coincidences like a day for all the dead
Saints that begins the heels of an ancient Celtic firefestival called Samhain (see that this is a nations non
Hebrew pagan teaching here) now called Halloween in which wehave children impersonating {devils, ghosts and skeletons|devils, skeletons and ghosts|ghosts, devils and skeletons|ghosts, skeletons and devils|skeletons, devils and ghosts|skeletons, ghosts and devils} or weshift to Christmas and truly take a look at through some simpleweb research about the origin of these Bacchanalian or
Saturnalia type festivities.
{Research the origins of the Yule log, tree, mistletoe, wreaths, greenery, birthdays, presents, caroling (yes evenseemingly innocent Christmas carols are from ancient circledances dealing with fertility rites of the middle ages Celticcountries of Europe) and lights. Bacchanalian festivitiesalso had parties celebrated with drinking and promiscuityorgies and riotousness. The Saturnalia festivities alsoincluded exchanging presents, greenery, lights and so on. It isimpossible to ignore that we have ties to teachings of thenations or pagans that we have actually validated just as the Biblesays, “everybody did what was right in his own eyes.” Yetagain the Bible states, “what communion has light withdarkness?” {However we state we cleaned everything up.|We state we cleaned it all up.} Why we|Research the origins of the Yule log, tree, mistletoe, wreaths, greenery, birthdays, presents, caroling (yes evenseemingly innocent Christmas carols are from ancient circledances dealing with fertility rites of the middle ages Celticcountries of Europe) and lights. The Saturnalia festivities alsoincluded exchanging presents, greenery, lights and so on. We state we cleaned it all up.}
Christianized it Lord! {Yet again the Bible states, “Who canbring a clean thing out of an unclean?|Once again the Bible states, “Who canbring a clean thing out of an unclean?} No one!”
{However some might ask isn’t it all ok.|Some might ask isn’t really it all ok.} Can’t we just have somefun? Why half the stuff I do isn’t truly Christian related,
{I just do it for fun and I’m not believing of Christ. I’ veseen these attitudes. They are attitudes of somebody whothinks they have some appreciable modify ego. Thatsomehow we can separate ourselves from ourselves like sometype of Jekyl and Hyde. {However do you think you can truly hidehalf of yourself from prior to the Lord?|Do you think you can truly hidehalf of yourself from prior to the Lord?} The Bible states, “Forif we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die tothe Lord” and “He who observes the day, observes it to the|I just do it for fun and I’m not believing of Christ. Do you think you can truly hidehalf of yourself from prior to the Lord? The Bible states, “Forif we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die tothe Lord” and “He who observes the day, observes it to the}
Lord” Therefore all we do is in plain sight of God.
{{So how unsafe is all this?|How unsafe is all this?} Well this is what I callmixing of religious beliefs or religious practices. {Though itappears to be innocent by most, genuinely it is the mostdangerous of all sins.|Itappears to be innocent by most, genuinely it is the mostdangerous of all sins.} Think it or not this is somethingthat gets God definitely furious. Notification God stated, “do notinquire after their gods, stating, ‘How did these nationsserve their gods? I likewise will do likewise.’ You shall notworship the LORD your God because way”. {If nothing elsenotice the word nations in the above. |, if nothing elsenotice the word nations in the above..} God is stating do notadapt the practices of the nations. In another example fromthe book of Ezekiel we check out, “Son of male, do you see whatthey are doing, the terrific abominations that the house of|Notification God stated, “do notinquire after their gods, stating, ‘How did these nationsserve their gods? You shall notworship the LORD your God in that way”. God is stating do notadapt the practices of the nations.}
{Israel dedicates here, to make Me go far away from Mysanctuary?” What was this sanctuary? Why it was God’s templeback in the Old Testament. What were they doing to drive Godfar from His Temple? Well a further read states they weredoing things like bringing in, “every sort of creepingthing, abominable beasts, and all the idols”, the Bible saysthe, “females were sitting there weeping for Tammuz.” (It isknown that there were ancient pagan religious beliefs that practicedweeping. Tammuz was an agricultural god who got weak assummer waned on and all of us understand how we get unfortunate as summernears its end, so they wept) and the Bible checks out,|Why it was God’s templeback in the Old Testament. What were they doing to drive Godfar from His Temple? Tammuz was an agricultural god who got weak assummer waned on and we all understand how we get unfortunate as summernears its end, so they wept) and the Bible checks out,}
” twenty-five men with their backs towards the temple of the
{LORD and their faces towards the east, and they wereworshiping the sun towards the east” (hey look it’s an initially|LORD and their faces towards the east, and they wereworshiping the sun towards the east” (hey look it’s}
Easter daybreak praise.).
The point of all this is that everything occurred in God’ stemple. They had stained, stained, desecrated and defiled the.
Temple of God by bringing in the ways and teachings of thenations, the pagans, those who did not have a knowledge ofproper praise of the real God. Why do you thinkthey were called pagans? Due to the fact that they were stupid, get it?
And why is it that their understanding is so terrific now that itis brought into Christianity? Due to the fact that we are stupid I think.
Belittling God’s Temple is not relegated just to the Old.
Testament. {I’m sure all of us keep in mind how infuriated Jesusbecame when He encountered the merchandising in the Templeand {made a whip and started|started and made a whip} to break some heads.|When He encountered the merchandising in the Templeand {made a whip and started|started and made a whip} to break some heads, I’m sure we all keep in mind how infuriated Jesusbecame.} Some thingsare just off limits.
{{But now for the biggie because there is a bible that weneed to look long and hard at which states, “Do you not knowthat you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of Goddwells in you?|Now for the biggie because there is a bible that weneed to look long and hard at which states, “Do you not knowthat you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of Goddwells in you?} {If anybody defiles the temple of God, God willdestroy him.|God willdestroy him if anybody defiles the temple of God.} For the temple of God is holy, which temple youare.” Defiling our human temple here is no different thanall we just checked out defiling the physical one. Simplyintermix paganism, mix in the bad with the good and you aredefiled. {As a matter of fact if you blend in any ways of anykind of disobedience you are on your way to defilement andutter destruction.|If you blend in any ways of anykind of disobedience you are on your way to defilement andutter destruction, as a matter of fact.}|Now for the biggie because there is a bible that weneed to look long and hard at which states, “Do you not knowthat you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of Goddwells in you? If anybody defiles the temple of God, God willdestroy him. Defiling our human temple here is no different thanall we just read about defiling the physical one.}
Disobedience causes destruction, however obedience and ahumble spirit leads one to salvation. It is yourdisobedience that triggered Christ to need to die for our sins.
( our disobedience) so why do we think it is okay to.
Notification God stated, “do notinquire after their gods, stating, ‘How did these nationsserve their gods? God is stating do notadapt the practices of the nations. Temple of God by bringing in the ways and teachings of thenations, the pagans, those who did not have a knowledge ofproper praise of the real God. Now for the biggie because there is a bible that weneed to look long and hard at which states, “Do you not knowthat you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of Goddwells in you? If anybody defiles the temple of God, God willdestroy him.
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