How did Paganism get into the church?

[Hobie]

Hello Hobie,

You quote Cardinal Newman, but miss the point entirely. The point that goes hand in hand with the scripture I quoted 'capture every thought for Christ'.

It is not the act of worship or celebration or festival that makes it pagan but the object of that worship and the intention of the heart.

A simple demonstration..

2 neighbors get up every morning, face the rising sun, prostrate themselves and offer praise and thanksgiving. One is a pagan and one is a Christian..

you can't tell which is which unless maybe you overhear their prayers or know their hearts..

For one is worshiping the creation (the sun) while the other is worshiping the creator of the sun, the True God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit..

Everywhere the Gospel has come, local customs, culture, celebrations etc... have been reordered to the proper object of worship and thus are no longer pagan!


Pax et Bonum

Easter is pagan my brother, through and through...

 

[Dan Clarkston]

How did Paganism get into the church?

Back in the day the "early church fathers" obviously left the door open to the devil.

You know the old saying, if you let the devil in the back seat before long he's a gonna want to drive!

 

[Hobie]

Dear Hobie,

Christians don't worship the sun. That was my point. You asserting that they do is just false accusations.. you should beware of that..

Pax et Bonum

When you bow to the sun, even on Easter, it is sun worship which cannot be denied. Now if you are ignorant of that, this would be your only defense, but now you know, so that is no longer something God will wink at..