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David:

--- Quote from: musicman on July 30, 2008, 09:53:05 PM ---

So David, I think you should try the spirit in such matters and decide, is God really telling us to remain ignorant of the world's most common false teachings?.



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God puts us through the worlds most common false teachings, in the Church. So obviously we are not ignorant of such teachings. In Deuteronomy God is giving this command to His people that He has lead out of captivity in Egypt.
For me I think the word "darash/enquire" and all its definitions (frequent, ask, follow, question, search, seek) are clear enough. While there are so many things in Gods word I do not yet understand, I don't have the time to "enquire" after pagan gods and traditions. I hope and pray everyday that God is leading me out of Babylon, and cleansing my carnal mind of its teachings. Why would I wish to go back to that and study those teachings, their origins etc? 
In my experience, people that attack Christianity by using these teachings about pagan traditions usually use totally spurious references anyway, so a lot of the information is very unreliable.
There's a new age philosopher in Britain that draws crowds of thousands in theatres lecturing on the supposed pagan traditions that Christianity comes from, and just about everything he teaches is total drivel. The man is a total fraud, and yet because practically no one that listens to him has a clue whats actually in the Bible, he gets away with it. And most of his reference material comes from the very books that are being suggested here. I'm aware of what these frauds teach in their books, and most of it is total rubbish.......so for me, that spirit has been tried.
Thank you for your comments, I'll focus my time and study on the scriptures thank you.
God bless you.
David.

Linny:
You know, I have been reading here and I think that perhaps there isn't a right or wrong answer regarding this topic.

I think that David is following his heart and his leading to not study these things.

But I also think that some of us are lead to study these things. Had I not spent the last year studying the history of the Catholic church and its very scary elements including their ties to Islam, my mind would not have been opened to Ray's teachings and be prepared to hear the truth about the church in general.

Perhaps God is preparing some of us to be able to speak about the origins of certain church doctrines (i.e. My BIL has his doctorate in Bible and is a pastor), while others of us won't need that information and will need to study elsewhere. Or it just isn't the season for them to study this.

We all have a different purpose and a different walk.  :)

Many blessings,
Linny

KristaD:
Well said, Linny, and very true :D.

psalmsinger:
I read this book and found it totally informative about the history of pagan rituals that have made it into religious services.  The book traces the religious practices that are accepted as the gospel truth in churchianity back to pagan worship.  It is an eye-opener to those who are being dragged out of babylon by God toward the real truth.  God uses what He will to break the power of religion...Amen!


Rest in the Lord, Barbara

gmik:
I was watching the Travel Channel on China.  In Xian province they have discovered thousands of terracotta soldiers who were to "guard' the emperor in his after life!  Sounds like Egypt to me.

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