We live in a pagan world , what do you expect !
There has always been pagan worship running alongside The people of God, it’s always be around us within all of our cultures and within ceremonies where there are multi national nations taking place. How many people have Buddhas , temples and celebrations that do not fall on line with Christianity. It’s always been in plain sight. We live ‘ in the world ‘ ……..it’s whether or not we join in that matters and one step forward is to notice it ….often as not we don’t !
How many of us have Christmas trees that we adorn with lights and decorations every year , it becomes the centre of attention in our homes. Yet, it’s pagan …..but we wrap it up and say ‘ no we are celebrating Jesus ………are we, or are we making it a idol in our homes and in our communities. Are we joining in !?
I realise the latter may seem a bit of another extreme to what this thread is about but it’s so easy to see the obvious in the world and sit in judgment and see it as so very wrong and worrying, but we miss the things that culturally we have allowed into our own lives from the pagan world over the years. ………has it really just happened or been gradually increasing. ………..( Halloween, Easter bunnies, Easter eggs also comes to mind )
Sorry just thinking out loud !
Rita
There has always been pagan worship running alongside The people of God, it’s always be around us within all of our cultures and within ceremonies where there are multi national nations taking place. How many people have Buddhas , temples and celebrations that do not fall on line with Christianity. It’s always been in plain sight. We live ‘ in the world ‘ ……..it’s whether or not we join in that matters and one step forward is to notice it ….often as not we don’t !
How many of us have Christmas trees that we adorn with lights and decorations every year , it becomes the centre of attention in our homes. Yet, it’s pagan …..but we wrap it up and say ‘ no we are celebrating Jesus ………are we, or are we making it a idol in our homes and in our communities. Are we joining in !?
I realise the latter may seem a bit of another extreme to what this thread is about but it’s so easy to see the obvious in the world and sit in judgment and see it as so very wrong and worrying, but we miss the things that culturally we have allowed into our own lives from the pagan world over the years. ………has it really just happened or been gradually increasing. ………..( Halloween, Easter bunnies, Easter eggs also comes to mind )
Sorry just thinking out loud !
Rita