How Christianity spread through the world.

[Morpheus]

Originally Posted by mickiel

http://oaks.nvg.org/ap3.html

http://www.goodnewsaboutgod.com/studies/holidays2.htm

http://www.seiyaku.com/customs/pagan-symbols.html

http://platonism347.tripod.com/

Christmas is a pagan holiday. Neither God or Christ sanctioned them. Its vain tradition.

Which has nothing to do with present day Christianity celebrating the Birthday of the Messiah,
as the angels of heaven did themselves!
Now if you want to make a case for materialization and over commercialization of the holiday, that's something else.

Why try to stifle joy in the world over the remarkable occasion of His birth?
Again, as long prophesied over the ages of the writings.

[mickiel]

Originally Posted by Morpheus

Which has nothing to do with present day Christianity celebrating the Birthday of the Messiah,
as the angels of heaven did themselves!
Now if you want to make a case for materialization and over commercialization of the holiday, that's something else.

Why try to stifle joy in the world over the remarkable occasion of His birth?
Again, as long prophesied over the ages of the writings.

You can show the truth, but you cannot open the human consciousness; you can lead a mule to water but you can't make him drink.

Show us in scripture where angels celebrated Jesus birth and the bible sanctioning that celebration as a perpetual practice. In fact, show us any biblical sanctioning of birthdays as celebrations. And give us at least three scriptures to bear witness of this thing your trying to prove. I think three is fair to ask for. Don't you? The sites I gave have dozens of scriptures. I would like to study the scriptures you have that support the celebration of birthdays.

[Morpheus]

Originally Posted by mickiel

You can show the truth, but you cannot open the human consciousness; you can lead a mule to water but you can't make him drink.

Show us in scripture where angels celebrated Jesus birth and the bible sanctioning that celebration as a perpetual practice. In fact, show us any biblical sanctioning of birthdays as celebrations. And give us at least three scriptures to bear witness of this thing your trying to prove. I think three is fair to ask for. Don't you? The sites I gave have dozens of scriptures. I would like to study the scriptures you have that support the celebration of birthdays.

Mickiel, when you start making personal insults, it only proves something is amiss.
So, what are you saying now? And, in line with the Jehovas Witnesses?
That because it isn't mentioned in scripture, that it is a sin?

And really? I have to cite the angelic declaration to the shepherds on the birth of the Lord, to you?
Dunno, haven't checked to see if it's in the New World Translation or not.
What else isn't mentioned in scriptures? Electricity?
Modern modes of travel?
Radio and T.V.? So perhaps you might consider the Amish lifestyle if these bother, or offend you?

Luke 2:13-14 <~ "As the shepherds guarded their flock at night, suddenly.."?

As it says at www.gotquestions.org, concerning the subject matter, "there is no legitimate reasons to not celebrate Christmas".
The issue is about joy! And declaring the wonderful event, and His personage to the nations.
So now mickiel, I might ask you to cite what scripture says about,
"the joy of the Lord".
?

[mickiel]

Originally Posted by Morpheus

Mickiel, when you start making personal insults, it only proves something is amiss.
So, what are you saying now? And, in line with the Jehovas Witnesses?
That because it isn't mentioned in scripture, that it is a sin?

And really? I have to cite the angelic declaration to the shepherds on the birth of the Lord, to you?
Dunno, haven't checked to see if it's in the New World Translation or not.
What else isn't mentioned in scriptures? Electricity?
Modern modes of travel?
Radio and T.V.? So perhaps you might consider the Amish lifestyle if these bother, or offend you?

Luke 2:13-14 <~ "As the shepherds guarded their flock at night, suddenly.."?

As it says at www.gotquestions.org, concerning the subject matter, "there is no legitimate reasons to not celebrate Christmas".
The issue is about joy! And declaring the wonderful event, and His personage to the nations.
So now mickiel, I might ask you to cite what scripture says about,
"the joy of the Lord".
?

I did not personally insult you, I used a popular saying to prove a point; you can't force the truth.

And you can't give any scriptures to support your claim of Jesus birthday, because there are none! Angels do not celebrate birthdays, that is not biblical. I offer my apology if you thought I insulted you, I certainly did not intend to give that impression. I hold no need to insult you; for what? I just understand that you will be stubborn about this, which is typical Christian response.

I agree that we cannot be over demanding of the bible, expecting that every little thing is covered in it, but we can take issue with people who give the " Impression" that something is in the bible, when it is not. Like birthdays or the Trinity.

Peace.

[mickiel]

While Constantine is given credit for giving Christians freedom of worship and expanding their privileges, his story also fills a dark page in church history ; expanding and spreading, even building increased immensely under Constantine; the atmosphere was ripe for Christians to escape their despised minority status. In AD 312 Constantine became the Caesar of the Western Empire. By 324 , he became the emperor of the entire Roman Empire. He helped to promote the popularity and acceptance of Christianity. The church began to really grow during these times.

Now it is very important to understand Constantine's mind-set; his consciousness was dominated by superstition and pagan magic. All historians understand that it is up for debate whether or not Constantine was a genuine Christian. One of his highest titles was " Pontifex Maximus", which means chief of the pagan priest.

Constantine was an egomaniac and he built large monuments everywhere, which also helped Christianity to spread and inspired the magnificent Catholic church buildings to be erected everywhere.

Archaeology helped the church to spread like wild flowers.

[Morpheus]

Not sure what your point about archaeology is.

I recall reading somewhere, either, "Foxes Book of Martyrs", or Rev. Wurmbrand's "Tortured for Christ", that when the Faith was officially sanctioned by Constantine, that many Christians fled to the hillsides thinking that the end had come.

[mickiel]

Originally Posted by Morpheus

Not sure what your point about archaeology is.

I recall reading somewhere, either, "Foxes Book of Martyrs", or Rev. Wurmbrand's "Tortured for Christ", that when the Faith was officially sanctioned by Constantine, that many Christians fled to the hillsides thinking that the end had come.

This may help Morpheus;

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/...gin-to-spread/

Archaeology helps historians discover those hill sides.

[mickiel]

Originally Posted by mickiel

This may help Morpheus;

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/...gin-to-spread/

Archaeology helps historians discover those hill sides.

Evangelist help spread Christianity throughout the world. And these men also help spread deception, because they were not always right about what they taught. But they were always believed.

[mickiel]

An interesting article;

https://www.quora.com/What-caused-th...f-Christianity