And/or what positive elements have you/will you add to your life during Lent?
2007-01-28 21:31:56 · 12 answers · asked by foxydallas 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Nothing. According to Johannes Cassianus, who wrote in the fifth century, “Howbeit you should know, that as long as the primitive church retained its perfection unbroken, this observance of Lent did not exist” (First Conference Abbot Theonas, chapter 30). There is neither biblical nor historical record of Christ, the apostles or the early Church participating in the Lenten season.
Since there is no instruction to observe Lent in the Bible, where did it come from? A forty-day abstinence period was anciently observed in honor of the pagan gods Osiris, Adonis and Tammuz (John Landseer, Sabaean Researches, pp. 111, 112). Alexander Hislops, The Two Babylons, p. 104-105, says this of the origin of Lent: “The forty days abstinence of Lent was directly borrowed from the worshippers of the Babylonian goddess. Such a Lent of forty days, in the spring of the year, is still observed by the Yezidis or Pagan Devil-worshippers of Koordistan, who have inherited it from their early masters, the Babylonians. Such a Lent of forty days was held in spring by the Pagan Mexicans…Such a Lent of forty days was observed in Egypt…”
Lent came from paganism, not from the Bible!
2007-01-28 21:34:11 · answer #1 · answered by LineDancer 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I was SO low at one point in my life I had no where to turn so I said Jesus forgive my sins Come into my heart and Jesus Saved me and then i said Jesus fill me with the Holy Spirit and Jesus filled me with the Holy Spirit.So I obey the Holy Spirit the best I can.Jesus leads me and all I try to do is love Jesus with all my heart and forgive everyone and love everyone.I gave my life to Jesus.I gained eternal life.I did give up my mean ways but that is not for 40 days that is forever.
2007-01-28 21:41:16 · answer #2 · answered by lovj 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm giving up Lent
2007-01-28 21:34:57 · answer #3 · answered by djm749 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Not to sound sarcastic, but I believe the best thing to give up for lent is sin.
I Cr 13;8a, Love never fails!!!!!
2007-01-28 21:39:08 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am going to try and give up pepsi.
2007-01-28 21:38:47 · answer #5 · answered by LadyCatherine 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am giving up chocolate,
God Bless You
2007-01-28 21:38:27 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Atheists
It will give me peace and quiet lol
2007-01-28 21:34:28 · answer #7 · answered by Lover of God 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
ya mum
2007-01-28 21:43:51 · answer #8 · answered by traven_blood 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm gonna give up praying
2007-01-28 21:36:40 · answer #9 · answered by closetcoon_fan 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
teaching my daughter about fasting and how life can become better with more prayer..btw - I am not catholic
2007-01-28 21:34:51 · answer #10 · answered by Slave to JC 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋