sealybobo
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- Jun 5, 2008
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Haz, just how many bells did Christ walk around ringing? Find the passage in the Bible where Christ and His family sat around the fire roasting chestnuts and singing Christmas carols.......
Missing the point - the modern practice of Christianity, Christmas, Easter, symbols and practices all borrow heavily from paganism.
Many modern evangelicals are taught such a distorted history of Christianity and how the Bible was written and edited -- it's important that when practicing a religion you understand the origins of the traditions.
They reformed the practices, as in re-formed, not borrowed.
Most modern evangelicals do their own homework during a lifetime of study and are well versed on the origin of the Bible, the originals, the transfers to other languages, and are fully aware of any rewrites. Understanding is important when practicing anything. Preachers are no different.
The Biblical account of Jesus has striking similarities with other mythologies and texts and many of his supposed teachings existed prior to his time. It is likely the character was either partly or entirely invented by competing first century messianic cults from an amalgamation of Greco-Roman, Egyptian and Judeo-Apocalyptic myths and prophecies.