Almost Unschooling Grama

There was one religion in the beginning. Every religion is a perversion of the original. God is the one and only creator. The enemy can only pervert what God has already created. My personal belief is that early Christians followed Paul's example by searching other religions for traces of the true religion to help them connect with those who would listen to them. Easter and Christmas do have pagan roots, but even before that the concepts of new life and light in the darkness came from seed birthed in the heart of God. As Christianity spread into Gentile lands, the symbols and ideas embedded in pagan religions were reborn into the revelations that God intended for them in the first place. The egg is a symbol of new life in religions around the world. In Christian tradition, it is a symbol of the tomb. Hiding the egg symbolizes the hiding of Jesus body in the earth. #holidaysymbols What is the one thing rabbits are best known for? Their capacity to multiply! God has ...

“Christians shouldn’t participate in traditional “Christian” holidays because they have pagan roots.” If you’ve been involved in evangelical Christianity for any length of time, it’s likely you’ve come across this teaching, and many of you have chosen to celebrate the Jewish feasts and holidays instead as a result. While I am all for Christians celebrating Jewish holidays, I still have no qualms about celebrating Christmas in spite of its pagan roots. Here’s why: Many years ago, I read the book  “Peace Child “. It’s about a missionary couple who felt a call to reach the cannibalistic tribes of New Guinea with the gospel. The culture of these people was the polar opposite of Christianity. Lying was held up as a virtue and violence was revered. In the book, Don Richardson explains that all religions and value systems have their roots in the true religion practiced by Noah. Satan has never created anything. He only perverts the truth. Therefore, the strategy of these ...