Sentences with phrase «past pagan religion»

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The idea that we will spend eternity in heaven comes more from pagan religion than from Scripture, and has only been prominent in the church for the past 500 years or so.

Again the act of Baptism comes from other religions and like the Church that decided to build on past pagan ground and to hijack the old pagan festival dates like Christmas and Easter, God draws us to Himself in a gentle way as He turns our old attitudes and ways upside down.

Whether they were part of a formal Pagan, Buddhist, or Christian religion (or any other organized faith with certain tenets and «rules»), these souls had dedicated a past life to this particular spiritual path, and usually made great sacrifices for it.