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Is pagan the same as Christian?
During and after the Middle Ages, the term paganism was applied to any non-Christian religion, and the term presumed a belief in false god(s). The origin of the application of the term pagan to polytheism is debated.
Can you have fun as a Christian?
While God wants Christian teens to have fun, there are some limits to what kind of fun can be had. There are some activities that may seem fun but can have long-term physical and spiritual consequences. If the “fun” activity involves sin, then it isn’t something edifying to God.
What happens when the Holy Spirit enters you?
The short answer is this: the Spirit enters you the moment in which you are baptised into Christ – after you have cleaned house to make room for the Spirit by repenting of your sins and declaring Jesus as Lord. Let’s take a look at a few scriptures.
Can Christians drink?
Christian views on alcohol are varied. They held that both the Bible and Christian tradition taught that alcohol is a gift from God that makes life more joyous, but that over-indulgence leading to drunkenness is sinful.
What do Pagans call Christmas Eve?
Yule
| Hauling a Yule log in 1832 | |
|---|---|
| Also called | Yuletide, Yulefest |
| Type | Cultural, Germanic Pagan then Christian, secular, contemporary Pagan |
| Date | December 21 – January 1 |
| Frequency | Annual |
Can a Christian become a pagan?
And yet, a Christian can become a Pagan, and in the process of doing so experience the inevitable inner-interfaith dialogue between what they believed before and what they believe now, or at least what they are moving toward believing.
Why is there such a diversity of paganism?
Maybe the reason for such diversity, Pagan or Christian, is that we are seeking to be free from the dogma of others and to experience divinity within ourselves. Thing is when some break free and find it, they then want to turn it into the dogma for others to follow. Nice to hear from you, Fred.
Do Pagans have morals in their personal lives?
It’s not that we don’t have morals in our personal lives, but divinity is not linked intrinsically to “good” or “evil” in most schools of paganism. There are some deities that air more on the side of one than the other, but Paganism regards balance between light and dark as a good thing, not a band thing.
Who attacks paganism the most?
Since coming out of the “broom closet” (and coming out of the closet as a bisexual woman long before that), I’ve noticed that the most vociferous attackers of Paganism online are Christians.