Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 262.0017
EAN: 9781414314853
ISBN: 141431485X
Label: BarnaBooks
Manufacturer: BarnaBooks
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 336
Publication Date: 2008-01
Publisher: BarnaBooks
Studio: BarnaBooks

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Have you ever wondered why we Christians do what we do for church every Sunday morning? Why do we "dress up" for church? Why does the pastor preach a sermon each week? Why do we have pews, steeples, choirs, and seminaries? This volume reveals the startling truth: most of what Christians do in present-day churches is not rooted in the New Testament, but in pagan culture and rituals developed long after the death of the apostles. Coauthors Frank Viola and George Barna support their thesis with compelling historical evidence in the first-ever book to document the full story of modern Christian church practices.




Rating: - Excellent Exposure of Apostasy in Your Church
I am the publisher of James Russell Publishing.com and the author of "The Lost Gospel of John". I do not publish this book, but the book "Pagan Christianity" is an excellent "in-your-face" exposure of the great apostasy taking place in 99.999 protestant churches. No beating around the bush. The authors are directly to the point and back up all their claims with solid historical and biblical evidence. It is powerfully written, brutally truthful and is terribly relevant today in these last days. ... Read More

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Rating: - "WORDS IN RED"
TO ALL NEGATIVE REVIEWS:

IN SHORT, I BELIEVE THE REAL PROOFTEXTING IS FOUND IN INSTITUTIONALISM - READ THE WORDS IN RED - JESUS THE MESSIAH RESTORED INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM AND OPPOSED ALL FORMS OF INSTITUTIONALISM; OTHERWISE HE WOULD'VE SET UP HIS KINGDOM ON EARTH. INSTITUTIONALISM NAILED HIM TO THE CROSS!

THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT...

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Rating: - History, not Criticism
This book is essentially an abbreviated history of where all of the common practices (outside of Christmas and Easter) of the Protestant church came from. I felt that the author made every effort to present the facts as cleanly as possible.

That said, you probably noticed that many reviewers are very critical of the author's "opinions", but I got the impression that he was very up front about what was opinion and what was fact, and most of the disturbing parts of this book are undeniable ... Read More

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Rating: - Answers for questions not asked much
Elke zichzelf respecterende kerk of gemeente beweert zich te baseren op Gods Woord, de Bijbel. Leer en praktijk worden met een beroep op de Heilige Schrift onderbouwd, verklaard en verdedigd. Kerkverlating omdat de gewoontes niet (meer) aanspreken, het haast slaafs volgen van tradities of het versterken van de eigen identiteit ten koste van omliggende gelovigen en denominaties zijn zo wat effecten. Zelf zoek ik al jarenlang naar de momenten en oorzaken in de kerkgeschiedenis die het prille begin van het ... Read More

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Rating: - The error begins with the title
The premise of this book is itself silly. There has never been anything like a pure, "non-Pagan" Christianity. The Israel of Jesus' day was under Roman occupation. Paul himself was a Roman citizen, trained in and influenced by greco-roman philosophy as well as the Jewish tradition. Of course, this entire project relies on a reading of Scripture that is untenable (every Christian has claimed their church to be "biblical," so this adjective is useless). Save your money. How do God's people worship? ... Read More

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