To: jude24
It explicitly includes observance of holy days No, it only uses that as an example. And there is no inference of any rituals.
The true church never used or co-opted any pagan rituals such as making a mark of Shiva on the forehead.
And I am a Christian, not a catholic. So no more than they consider me a sister in their faith, so I consider them brothers in mine.
251 posted on
03/04/2006 8:55:56 PM PST by
Full Court
(Baptist History now at www.baptistbookshelf.com)
To: Full Court
The true church never used or co-opted any pagan rituals such as making a mark of Shiva on the forehead. Who said anything about a mark of Shiva?
254 posted on
03/04/2006 9:01:54 PM PST by
Titanites
(Sola scriptura leads to solo scriptura; both are man-made traditions)
To: Full Court
The true church never used or co-opted any pagan rituals such as making a mark of Shiva on the forehead. The mark of Shiva? Why don't you ask the Catholics what it symbolizes...? The fact that Hindus have an analogous rite does not disqualify it. Or, is baptism disqualified because the ancient Egyptian, Babylonian, Mithratic cult, and the Japanese all had baptism ceremonies?
Just because pagans have an analog doesn't mean the Christian rite is derived from paganism.
256 posted on
03/04/2006 9:04:01 PM PST by
jude24
("Thy law is written on the hearts of men, which iniquity itself effaces not." - St. Augustine)
To: Full Court
The true church never used or co-opted any pagan rituals such as making a mark of Shiva on the forehead. Who said anything about a mark of Shiva?
263 posted on
03/04/2006 9:12:15 PM PST by
Titanites
(Sola scriptura leads to solo scriptura; both are man-made traditions)
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