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"On your day of gladness, we [Christians] neither cover our doorposts with wreaths, nor intrude upon the day with lamps.
At the call of public festivity, you consider it a proper thing
to decorate your house like some new brothel.
We are accused of a lower sacrilege because
we do not celebrate along with you the holidays ..."
- (Tertullian, (A.D. 155-220), 2001, p. 1176).
(quoted by David Bercot, A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs,
1998, p. 342).
""In the days of Christ, December 25th
was sacred to the pagan Romans..."
-The Xmas Story Part 4
"Heathen Holidays" by Denise Snodgrass
CHRISTMAS AND PAGANISM; The Winter Solstice
"Familiar to early Christians was the Saturnalia,
an ancient Roman festival celebrated during the
last days of December in honour of Saturn, the god
of agriculture. The Saturnalia...was diametrically
opposed to the teachings of Christ."
- Hidden Truths About Christmas
UCG; Australia
"To the pagans, the Saturnalia was fun.
To the Christians, the Saturnalia was an
abomination in homage to a disreputable god
who had no existence anyway."
-4,000 Years of Christmas:
A Gift from the Ages (1997)
Earl Count
Originally posted by NOTurTypical
reply to post by lonewolf19792000
Well one of the worst things for Christianity was when Constantine's 2nd successor made Christianity the official state-religion of Rome. Then you had unregenerate, people leading and teaching the church. these men removed their pagan amulets and replaced them with crosses and kept teaching the same pagan stuff with just a Christian flair to it.
Originally posted by Azadok
reply to post by lonewolf19792000
I agree whole heartedly in your post and will add to that . This phenomenon runs much deeper than just the Catholics , many churches teach another form of deseption , that being the rapture . Satan has taken over most religions weather one wants to admit it or not. When the false Christ appears he will be telling all what they want to hear .
Only two churches in the book of Revelation are approved of by Jesus , Smyrna and Philadephia because they teach of those who say they are of our brother Judah but are of the synagogue of Satan, Rev. 2:9 & 3:9.
IMO after questioning this so called "Bible" for 30yrs. Truth? Heres the truth about your "Bible" "This" book that has been "the weapon of the elite, motivator of wars,the oppressor of populations,the divider of people for aeons."
2And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
Interesting how this book which was created by the elite to control the people seems to condemn 2 of the most powerful familys of the world we live in. Both the rothchilds and the windsors have that on there coat of arms. Heck maybe even a couple other royal familys.
Every old pagan religion has a Trinity of Father, Mother and Son.
Originally posted by NOTurTypical
reply to post by lonewolf19792000
Every old pagan religion has a Trinity of Father, Mother and Son.
That doesn't mean the God of the Bible isn't a Triune God, that just means satan is a counterfeiter.
Originally posted by lonewolf19792000
Brothers and sisters, start learning to say "Bah humbug". Stop lying to your kids about Satan Claus, you give glory to some pagan Ideal instead of tellign them th truth, you may think it is "just for fun" but our King frowns on worshipping and celebrating that which is not of our Father.
There are many different reasons that Christians need to be "awake", this being one of them, do I do have doubt that this is The Great Deception as spoken of in the bible. IMO The Great Deception deals with the very core beliefs Christians cling to. I am speaking about sin. Christians believe that they can not be Christians unless they are sinners, first and foremost. THAT is whack. I believe that God sent Jesus to die on the cross because unless Jesus went away then the Holy Spirit would not be available to the general public. The Holy Spirit reminds us of everything Jesus says, and Jesus said that anyone who sins is a slave to sin and that a slave is not a part of the family of God but a son belongs to it forever. Christians today will tell you the opposite. They will tell you that anyone who is a child of God is a sinner, and if not, a hell bound boaster. I've got more to say, but will continue on for the rest of my life standing up for what I believe. Though, I know many self proclaimed Christians will try to stick my head in the sand, I will readily give reasons as to why I believe what I do, if others will do me the same courtesy. I am always happy to learn, otherwise I should not be here.
Originally posted by lonewolf19792000
Originally posted by Azadok
reply to post by lonewolf19792000
I agree whole heartedly in your post and will add to that . This phenomenon runs much deeper than just the Catholics , many churches teach another form of deseption , that being the rapture . Satan has taken over most religions weather one wants to admit it or not. When the false Christ appears he will be telling all what they want to hear .
Only two churches in the book of Revelation are approved of by Jesus , Smyrna and Philadephia because they teach of those who say they are of our brother Judah but are of the synagogue of Satan, Rev. 2:9 & 3:9.
Exactly, so what we need to do is wake people up. The great Deception has already begun and by the looks of it, we may be nearing the end of it which is not good for those still asleep. Many will likely refuse to stop believing the lie, for those we can do nothing for...but we need to address this issue and not balk from it and stick our heads in the sand.edit on 25-2-2012 by lonewolf19792000 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by novastrike81
Originally posted by lonewolf19792000
Brothers and sisters, start learning to say "Bah humbug". Stop lying to your kids about Satan Claus, you give glory to some pagan Ideal instead of tellign them th truth, you may think it is "just for fun" but our King frowns on worshipping and celebrating that which is not of our Father.
So it's not okay to tell our kids that a man with presents can magically travel the world in one night delivering presents that reward good behavior? Which is also generally a fun holiday to spend with family and to give unto others.
Yet we are supposed to believe that a magical man who transcends our own dimensions can save our souls if we telepathically accept him into our hearts to forgive our sins that were passed down from a man and a woman 6,000 years ago? Yeah, makes perfect sense.