Proverbs 18:17 - The first to present his case seems right,
till another comes forward and questions him.
It's that wonderful time of the year when pagans and atheists and liberals come crawling out of the woodwork to try and undermine Christianity. As we approach Christmas, many people use this as an opportunity to try and claim Christianity was borrowed from pagan religions and that many elements of the New Testament are copied from other beliefs such as Mithra and Isis, etc. I've received three such emails this week alone. Of course, any well informed Christian knows the history of Christmas and the pagan influences behind it, and that how we celebrate this holiday isn't in the New Testament. But it's also good to be armed against the claims that the stories of Christianity are somehow similar to those of earlier religions, which of course seems convincing at first, until we do an ounce of research.Anyhow, below is an article dealing with some of the more popular claims about Mithra and others. At the bottom of the article are links to more articles for those who wish to go more in depth.
http://www.alwaysbeready.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=124&Itemid=107
Merry Christmas!
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