Who hijacked the message of Jesus and introduced so much hellenized/pagan ideas ?

Question

Nice explanation Kait.

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Answer 1

For the first 280 years of Christian history, Christianity was banned by the Roman empire, and Christians were terribly persecuted. This changed after the “conversion” of the Roman Emperor Constantine. Constantine “legalized” Christianity at the Edict of Milan in A.D. 313. Later, in A.D. 325, Constantine called together the Council of Nicea, in an attempt to unify Christianity. Constantine envisioned Christianity as a religion that could unite the Roman Empire, which at that time was beginning to fragment and divide. While this may have seemed to be a positive development for the Christian church, the results were anything but positive. Just as Constantine refused to fully embrace the Christian faith, but continued many of his pagan beliefs and practices, so the Christian church that Constantine promoted was a mixture of true Christianity and Roman paganism.

Constantine found that with the Roman Empire being so vast, expansive, and diverse – not everyone would agree to forsake their religious beliefs and instead embrace Christianity. So, Constantine allowed, and even promoted, the “Christianization” of pagan beliefs. Completely pagan and utterly unbiblical beliefs were given new “Christian” identities.

Answer 2

Businessmen trying to make a profit. FYI, holiday is a corruption of the words holy day.

Answer 3

That would be Constantine. He bastardized the teachings of Jesus and turned it into the abomination that Kait describes, and the abomination you see today.

Answer 4

IMO, Paul did some nasty things to the message.

Answer 5

I believe that was the other way around.

Answer 6

no one, since the Bible is God's inspired authoritative word. God protects and guides the faith through the Holy Spirit.