The Link Between Christianity and Pagan Religions
January 31st, 2010 by jgrimes
Ankh Symbol of eternal life. The gods are often seen holding an ankh to someone's lips this is considered to be an offering of "The Breath of Life".
What many Christian followers do not realize, is that many of their religious symbols are mostly derive from Pagan ancestors. Symbols like the fish, the cross, the dove, and the wedding ring have deep seeded Pagan roots. During the great converting that took place, when Roman Emperor Constantine in 325ad converted the entire Roman empire to Christianity, he transposed many of the Pagan religious symbols into Christian ones. However, Christians did not only steal religious relics from the Roman Pagan rituals, but also from the Greeks, Egyptians as well as the Babylonians. In the sacred rites of the Babylonian worship to there gods, their high priests were exposed were lavish “sacred garments.” Much like the Catholic Pope does today. What Constantine did was to mold Christianity from a precise mixture of many customs that were familiar and acceptable to Jews and Pagans at that time. He wanted and designed a religion and belief system that was intertwined with superstitions, from all parts of his empire. That is why there is such a vast combination of different religions, that were collaborated together to from the Christian movement.
From the concept of burring the dead to Christian wedding rituals, Constantine and his advisors had to consider, rearrange, organize and make into law. It had to be an overwhelming task when one thinks about it. Therefore, using other religions as a tool and guide to his new faith was a very logical solution, to a very demanding undertaking. As it is today, many earlier Christians were converted Pagans, baptized in the blood of Christ by the Apostle Paul himself. Paul, being a pagan himself doesn’t not write scripture on the rites of burring the dead. No, it was Constantine who established the idea that the dead should be buried. A concept he stole from the Egyptians and Jews. It was also believed by the Pharisees that to be buried, delivered lost souls from the gates of eternal damnation.
Symbol of Kings
From how we receive our message from the pulpit to our church alters, there is not one symbol truly sacred to Christianity . Almost every aspect of the Christian faith has been modeled after, or molded by another Pagan belief from somewhere off in the distant past. Take the Flail and Crook image, it has long been a symbol of royalty, majesty and dominion. Notice the Shepard’s staff.
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