Christianized Pagan Practices Watchman Report There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death. Proverbs 14:12 Compiled By Karen Connell EXTENDED LIFE Christian Training Ministry CHRISTIANIZED PAGAN PRACTICES Christianized Pagan Practices Watchman Report Compiled By Karen E. Connell © 2017 For FREE copies of this report contact: EXTENDED LIFE Christian Training Ministry www.extendedlifeCTM.org 1 CHRISTIANIZED PAGAN PRACTICES Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 4 Two Trees and a Garden ..................................................................................................................... 6 The Moral Judgments of Men ........................................................................................................... 7 Popular arguments defending pagan holidays, festivals and practices ................................. 9 Why Multitudes of AMERICAN Christians are Cursed! ............................................................. 14 The Great Apostasy ............................................................................................................................ 15 LEARN NOT THE WAY OF THE HEATHEN ......................................................................................... 19 Childhood Memories ......................................................................................................................... 19 The Origin of Christmas .................................................................................................................... 22 Why December 25? ............................................................................................................................ 24 The Tower of Babel ............................................................................................................................ 25 From Paganism to Christianity ........................................................................................................ 26 Christmas throughout History ........................................................................................................ 27 Christmas: Its Symbols and Customs ............................................................................................. 30 The Christmas Tree ......................................................................................................................... 31 Santa Claus ....................................................................................................................................... 34 Lie to Our Children? .............................................................................................................................. 36 “TEACHING THE CHILDREN”...A Modern Christmas FABLE ......................................................... 38 Christmas Presents ......................................................................................................................... 39 Gifts to a King .................................................................................................................................. 40 Commercialism, Not Christianity ................................................................................................ 41 The Yule Log, Holly, Wreaths, and Mistletoe .......................................................................... 42 The Birth of the Messiah ....................................................................................................................... 43 Jesus Was Not Born in Winter ......................................................................................................... 44 The Wise Men .......................................................................................................................................... 45 The First Noel ...................................................................................................................................... 47 Peace on Earth, Good Will toward Men ........................................................................................ 48 Should Christians Celebrate Christmas? ........................................................................................ 49 Conclusion ................................................................................................................................................ 55 The Origin of Easter ............................................................................................................................... 56 2 CHRISTIANIZED PAGAN PRACTICES An Ancient Easter Celebration ......................................................................................................... 59 An Ancient Egyptian Easter .......................................................................................................... 59 Easter – It’s Symbols and Customs ................................................................................................ 60 The Easter Egg ................................................................................................................................. 60 The Easter Bunny ............................................................................................................................ 63 Hot Cross Buns ................................................................................................................................ 64 The Easter Lily .................................................................................................................................. 65 Sunrise Service ................................................................................................................................ 66 The Third Day .................................................................................................................................. 67 When Was Jesus Crucified? .................................................................................................................. 69 The Truth about Lent ............................................................................................................................. 72 Christianity’s Greatest Deception ................................................................................................... 74 A Final Thought....................................................................................................................................... 75 Halloween: Fellowship with Devils ..................................................................................................... 78 A Strange Superstition ...................................................................................................................... 79 Its Symbols and Superstitions ......................................................................................................... 81 All Saints Day ....................................................................................................................................... 82 Who is the Lord of the Dead? .......................................................................................................... 83 Is Ignorance an Excuse? .................................................................................................................... 84 Trick or Treat ....................................................................................................................................... 84 How Did Halloween Become Christian? ............................................................................................ 85 Should Christians Celebrate Halloween? .......................................................................................... 88 A Final Thought....................................................................................................................................... 89 The Truth behind St. Valentine’s Day .................................................................................................. 91 Valentine’s Past ................................................................................................................................... 91 Whitewashing Perversion ................................................................................................................. 93 First Man Called Valentine ................................................................................................................... 95 What God Thinks .................................................................................................................................... 97 Why Is Paganism Wrong? ................................................................................................................... 100 “Come Out of Her, My People” ......................................................................................................... 103 Final Conclusion .................................................................................................................................... 104 3 CHRISTIANIZED PAGAN PRACTICES Introduction By Karen Connell *All Scripture is from the KJV or NKJV unless otherwise specified—all numbers are from the Strong’s Concordance and the Hebrew Greek Complete Word Studies Dictionary (CWSD). Love for this this world and all that it has to offer, is something Christians are COMMANDED to abstain from participating in and embracing. This world is ruled by the “god of this world”—Satan (also