Did everyone?

Did everyone enjoy their Easter? Did anyone go to any revivals? Singings? Church?Learn anything new?

I learned that Easter has it's roots in celebrating the fertility goddess Ishtar, that Christians should be celebrating Passover rather than Easter.

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I learned that Easter has it's roots in celebrating the fertility goddess Ishtar, that Christians should be celebrating Passover rather than Easter.

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YOu are right......Christians should do that. Do you think though.... that there is harm in allowing children to hunt easter eggs? It is not about the bunny but about Jesus though.

Interesting read here. Prolly have a hard time gettin some of ya past the title..but I found it informative. http://www.2think.org/hii/holiday.shtml

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Interesting read here. Prolly have a hard time gettin some of ya past the title..but I found it informative. http://www.2think.org/hii/holiday.shtml

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Yes... I read it and it is true I guess.... Maybe I am using the wrong word... How about Passover... i meant the same thing though... I do not worship a bunny... which is the symbol for fertility. I worship the resurrected Savior.. his name is JESUS. bUT YOU ARE RIGHT THOUGH...The devil will always try to mimic anything that God does good... he will give a counnterfeit for it.

Nearly all of our customs we adhere to while celebrating holidays has roots in pagan celebrations...

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Nearly all of our customs we adhere to while celebrating holidays has roots in pagan celebrations...

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Yes they do...that is what I was saying in my last post. If you will notice that every gift like miracles... healing ect... that come from God are performed by God... but some men decieve others with deciet... we have seen it time and time again... preachers getting caught doing things like this. The enemy will have a counterfeit for everything.... we must know the difference though.

Ever read about the Constantinian influence on the early church, and how much of it was taken from pagan religions and how much is still in practice today in a vast majority of American "churches"?

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Ever read about the Constantinian influence on the early church, and how much of it was taken from pagan religions and how much is still in practice today in a vast majority of American "churches"?

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I am not real familiar with this.. no. Enlighten me on some of the things that are think from this are not Biblical that some Christan churches practice today.

Choirs, altars, clergy are all concepts adapted from the pagan temples of the fourth century.

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Choirs, altars, clergy are all concepts adapted from the pagan temples of the fourth century.

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Choirs, alters and clergy though are also promoted in the Bible.. who got it from who I do not know... but if God supports it then it would be okay. The Choir is the praisers... in Bible times before they would go into battle they would go to the front and praise God.. then go into battle, Abraham and Moses made Godly alters unto the Lord.. a place where they would pray and fellowship with God... but the pagans also made alter images to pray to their God. No about clergymen.... God had Prophets in the Old testament... and in the new he has many like preachers, teachers.. ect; But the way a pastor is elevated today in churches... I do not think that is what God intended though. Church should never be dictated by one man... he must be held accountable for his own sake and the sake of others.