ARE BIRTHDAYS PAGAN? #TOLD

Posted on March 30, 2020 by SoSpression

ARE BIRTHDAYS PAGAN?
TRUTH OVER LIES DAILY
#TOLD

Q: I read excerpts from this book called The Lore of Birthdays that talks about the pagan origins of birthday celebrations. Like round cakes, blowing out candles, etc. It’s getting to the point that everything has some kind of pagan background and I’m almost afraid to do or say anything.
Is it wrong to celebrate birthdays, given the so called pagan origins they say are in the the book or can a person celebrate God giving them another year and celebrate with friends and family in a non sinful way?

A: Thanks so much for your question!
I understand it can be wearying to know truth and know the history behind everything. With much wisdom is much grief.

However, I don’t believe its possible to stay away from everything that’s pagan. Pagan simply means “of the earth.” We can’t leave the earth.

There are certain things that are holy and set apart for God, and certain things that are profane, unclean, detrimental, and/or in transgression to God’s Law. In the middle of those extremes are just natural things that God created. Those things are pagan, common, natural, of the earth.

However what we CAN and should do is stay away from idolatry. Idolatry is when people create graven images, or connect the things of the earth to false gods, false religions, superstars/icons, or the worship of entities other than the Most High.

Being thankful to God and celebrating your birthday is not necessarily evil. However if you create graven 3 dimensional creature images around it, or make an idol of yourself…or sin against God, or become a drunkard, or go to a club full of idolatry… then its definitely wrong and sinful, which is transgressing the law of God.

1 Corinthians 10: 19 What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing?
20 But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.
21 Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord’s table, and of the table of devils.
22 Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?
23 All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.
24 Let no man seek his own, but every man another’s wealth.
25 Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake:
26 For the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof.
27 If any of them that believe not bid you to a feast, and ye be disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience sake.
28 But if any man say unto you, this is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof:
29 Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man’s conscience?

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Idolatry is Adultery

Posted on December 25, 2017 by SoSpression

If you wanna celebrate Jesus, go ahead and celebrate Jesus. I’m not gonna trouble anybody for how they celebrate Jesus.

But please do not bring any pagan based idolatry into your celebration of Jesus. That is not acceptable. That is troubling. That’s all I got to say about that.

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Expel Christian Nationalism for REVIVAL

Posted on September 7, 2015 by SoSpression

The American church reverences founding deists, hypocrites, masonic idolaters and slaveholders more than they talk about the faithful preachers of righteousness that set the atmosphere in this nation.

Then we wonder why we can’t rekindle the revival but we definitely can replicate all the hypocrisy. It’s like studying a cart from the 1700s. But it’s horses that made things move. When you chase the appearance of authority rather than true authority, you get what you want.

What do we want?

If racism is embedded into a nation, then to rid the church of racism, we must first rid the church of nationalism. If hypocrisy is embedded into a nation, then to expel hypocrisy in the church, we must first expel nationalism in the church. Did Jesus blood redeem the nation, or did He come to redeem the church FROM every nation? Make your choice today!!!

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Confronting SIN versus confronting idols.

Posted on February 11, 2015 by SoSpression

Confronting sin ultimately produces Conviction.

Confronting idols usually produces defensiveness until people realize that their idol is hiding a specific sin.

Idols mask sin so they get defended more viciously. But when you accurately point out sins the masses usually go silent.

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Best Analogy on Ungodly Remixes

Posted on September 24, 2014 by SoSpression

Best analogy I’ve seen outside of scripture on remixing secular music for the gospel.

It’s so genius because Jesus used that same analogy: “feeding people food sacrificed to idols”

Stacey Taylor:
“I agree, the Holy Spirit can supply all the components to make a whole song fresh from Heaven …That’s like if someone brought a poisonous meal to your house while you are sick, yet you take two bites and cant eat no more then you save the meal for a later date. You then have a small get together over and you put out the dish so you won’t waste it and you and your guest eat that poisonous meal and fall ill, or worse, dead. Those who know better do better.”

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Focusing on Jesus instead of Dead or Dying Men

Posted on July 9, 2014 by SoSpression

I believe that those free from heresy prove it by having the ability to focus on Jesus Christ. That’s the proof of the Holy Ghost. Once you identify yourself with a dead man instead of the Resurrected One, you begin to give him glory instead of Christ. That in itself is heresy. In 1 Cor 11:19 basically says sects come so the ones that DONT join them can prove themselves to be followers of Christ.

Theres nothing wrong with what we see in 1 Cor 11:1, following a person as they follow Christ, that’s just discipleship. Reading and understanding a portion of Christ that has been given to someone in the past is good diligence in studying the Word of God.

There is something wrong with what we see in 1 Cor 11:19, heresy, which is like a divisive political party spirit in the church. When you desire to identify with a dead man that is not your Daddy and you dont know personally, that goes a little farther than discipleship.

Jesus is still alive. That’s just one of the main differences between him and other historical teachers of the Gospel. No matter how great a person’s ministry or teaching was, they still died. Jesus is still with us in the person of the Holy Spirit. Exalt Him!

How do you know the difference between if you are following a leader as they follow Christ, or idolizing a leader unknowingly a spirit of heresy, division, or error?

– When they are dead spiritually or naturally you still follow them as if they were alive spiritually or naturally.

– Whenever they are mentioned in a non-worshipful way, you get angry and/or defend them.

– You have a strong desire to be associated with their name brand, even equal to the name brand of Jesus Christ himself.

Are there any other clues to idolatry vs leadership?

Leave it in the comments!

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What Really Holds Back Revival and Restoration

Posted on May 24, 2014 by SoSpression

I thank God for my country but I absolutely hate the false religion and idolatry of nationalism. Because ultimately anything that you worship – you will never really be able to call it to repentance – whether it be your country, culture, musical stars, or religious leaders. Idolatry holds back revival and restoration.

This is a clue to why the American Church has not successfully called itself or this nation to repentance – idolatry. Anytime you feel the need to explain away sin by “balancing it out” with the good that’s been done it shows self-justification, self-righteousness and the spiritual blindness of idolatry.

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Why Was Christmas Banned in America until 1820????????

Posted on April 1, 2014 by SoSpression

There’s so much more than this… there are so many pagan things brought into the Church by the Roman Catholicism.

People are still doing things like this using the excuse of “reaching people” to avoid God’s commandment of holiness and purity.

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Don’t get TRICKED by the Super Bowl. PRAY AND PROTEST

Posted on January 28, 2014 by SoSpression

The Super Bowl – the largest sex and money and alcohol worship event in the history of the world – ever.

God Bless America?

How about God will bless America if we watch and pray and protest idolatry:

http://www.policymic.com/mobile/articles/79235/you-ll-never-see-this-side-of-the-super-bowl-on-tv

“Wells teamed up with John-Keith Wasson to make the disturbing documentary film “Tricked,” inspired by the Super Bowl and sex trafficking, which chronicles “the pimps, the johns, the police, the parents and the victims of the America’s thriving sex trade.” Douglas features prominently throughout. The filmmakers set out to show the glaring irony that “Americans are trafficked by Americans to service Americans at the quintessential American event.”

Here’s a snapshot of the startling facts they collected in researching for the film:

– The average entry age of girls into the sex trafficking industry in America is 12 to 14.

– The average life expectancy of a young girl after being trafficked is seven years.

– One third of teens living on the street will be lured toward prostitution within 48 hours of leaving home.

– Sex work is the most dangerous job in America, by 51 times.

– The average victim may be forced to have sex up to 20-48 times a day.”

What would God do if American churches and Christians decided to turn OFF the Super Bowl halftime show, and take turns praying to God asking him to end the idolatry of sex and money worship in America? Or will they be too busy joining in it to pray and protest it?

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Using False Worship to Spread Iniquity

Posted on July 23, 2013 by SoSpression

Why is it so hard to understand that false worship is at the root of all individual, cultural and societal problems?

Lucifer himself became Satan and corrupted 1/3rd of the angels into demons by doing what? – Using False Worship to Spread Iniquity

Ezekiel 28

13 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.

14 Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.

15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.

16 By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.

17 Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.

18 Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee.

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