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No human organization exists I a vacuum. Obviously the christen mythology has roots in other
mythologies and will continue to be affected by outside sources. However history shows that any
organization, religious, political, or cultural that is unable to change with time will stagnate and
disappear.
As for who has the right it is my belief that every human being as the right and the obligation to
examine information given to them on the nature of ethical conduct with a critical and discerning
eye. To not do so is to surrender what fundamentally makes us human. |
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I'll confirm right now I don't have the depth of knowledge on this subject which I'm seeing layed
out in the Against column. However, I do genuinely believe many dates, ceremonies, and practices
common in modern Christianity had ancient origins predating the Christians. So the claim the day of
rest was chosen for some ancient reason other than Christianity does not seem far fetched at all to
me. Likewise, though, I don't think its origin really matters anyway. The present purpose and
meaning is all that really matters. |
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There are pagan influences on the modern church but this one does not apply in my opinion.
During the time of Mosaic and Levitical law (the 10 commandents, etc...) the nation of Israel was to
honor the Sabbath (friday sunset thru Sat. Sunset). This represented rest. Not just rest from
labor, but a symbolic rest from sin and rest in the Lord their God. When Jesus Christ came and
lived a sinless life, sacrificed himself for our sins, and paid our debts to God the Father for us,
Jesus conquered the law for anyone who trusts in him to be their savior.
Now, through Christ, we are free to worship God everyday, as we should do. Born-again believers in
Christ are not bound by the Sabbath (Mark 2:27; Romans 14:5-6) any longer because we find our rest
in the saving grace of Jesus Christ. Early Jewish converts to Christianity wanted to show this
change from being "saved by keeping the law" to "saved by grace" so they started meeting on the
first day of the week which is Sunday (Acts 20:7; 1 Colossians 16:1-2).
The interesting part here is that those that do not accept Jesus' authority and grace are still
bound by the law and are required to worship and rest on Saturday, the sabbath. So, their is
actually more freedom in being a follower of Christ than there is in not following Christ. This is
interesting because most non-Christians think it is just the opposite. |
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01 Oct 2008 15:21
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