"Remember Man that thou art dust, and into dust shalt thou return."
The Church is simply reminding us that we were made from the dust of the Earth by God, and when we die, our bodies will return to that Earth. We can decide, however, by the way we live our lives, either following God's Laws or not, where our souls will reside, after death.
Doesn't sound very 'pagan' to me.
"Remember Man that thou art dust, and into dust shalt thou return." The Church is simply reminding us that we were made from the dust of the Earth by God, and when we die, our bodies will return to that Earth. We can decide, however, by the way we live our lives, either following God's Laws or not, where our souls will reside, after death. Doesn't sound very 'pagan' to me. I follow the Elohim of the Bible; I do not follow men or princes. I do not find any commandment to apply ashes to one's body by YHvH or Yah'shua.
I celebrate Passover as commanded by YHvH and Yah'shua
who commanded us to remember his being sacrificed as
the Lamb of G-d for our sins.
I do not celebrate the event commanded by Constantine.
shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach Adonai