is it that so many just cannot understand that God does exist and His word, the Bible is our way of knowing Him?
2007-12-13 10:18:31 · 13 answers · asked by Frank 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
We still refer to the fourth day of the week as Thursday (Thor's Day). So why is it that so many just cannot understand that Thor does exist?
2007-12-13 10:22:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
Because those who believed in Jesus kept his memory faithfully, told other people, wrote down the story and eventually the Roman Emperor who was the most powerful person in the world commanded that Christianity was to be the state religion. After that command everyone decided to base a lot on what they knew about Jesus including the calender and the feast days celebrated by Christians like Christmas and Easter became important
As Patrick F has pointed out the basic annual calendar existed in Roman times but it was 'corrected' on the order of a pope and the counting of the years was begun from the year in which initially people thought Jesus was born.
2007-12-13 10:30:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
To stay pagan free during the Christmas season avoid the following:
Decorations * a tree inside the house * candles lit all night (or lights) * exchanging gifts * mistletoe * toasting each other * feasting * gathering family together * burning a Yule log * celebrating a savior's birthday on the 25th
all of those things are pagan.
I'm sorry, I tried Christianity all of my childhood and as a young adult. It never took, I never felt God or Christ in my life. I did find what I was longing for until I looked elsewhere. To doubters - no, I didn't pick an "easy" path and reject Christianity because it's hard. It would be easier to have been a Christian. My religion isn't easy but I found I'm up to this challenge and my deities are real.
2007-12-13 10:24:42 · answer #3 · answered by Aravah 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
In short, No.
Our calendar was created before his birth. It was named after Julius Caesar. Google Julian Calendar. Changes later to the Gregorian calendar.
Christmas was the renaming and the taking over of existing Roman festivals. Google Christmas.
Peace
2007-12-13 10:22:58 · answer #4 · answered by Patrick F 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋
How is this proof of god? By the way, it was the Roman Catholic papacy that gave us our current calendar. I think that might make things a bit biased.
2007-12-13 10:22:50 · answer #5 · answered by Marvin -Retired- 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Except Jesus wasn't born in Year 1 AD or BC, or on December 25. Guess God doesn't care about accuracy.
2007-12-13 10:21:49 · answer #6 · answered by Doc Occam 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Because it's not tangible proof of Gods existence.
To truly understand your beliefs you must also understand it's faults.
2007-12-13 10:23:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Before 'we' christians try to get 'outsiders' to come to Christ, in my present opinion (7), we need to get the EXISTING deviations Satan has manipulated within Christianity, out of Christianity' to God's glory!!!!
2007-12-13 10:43:53 · answer #8 · answered by jefferyspringer57@sbcglobal.net 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If Jesus was born today he would be put in a mental hospital, shame they weren't around 2000 years ago.
2007-12-13 10:22:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Well that makes so much sense now!!
2007-12-13 10:29:52 · answer #10 · answered by Joh 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋