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Originally Posted by Antipas
Brother Beninca, even “dressing up” for church is a pagan practice.
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Reading Frank Viola? So the religious Jews dressed the way they did because of the pagans? If you take the time to read Mr. Viola's books and read his footnotes. You will find that Frank Viola is not reading to present Truth, just...his version of it.
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Originally Posted by Antipas
Originally Christians were very plain and common people who met in homes and worshipped informally.
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More of Frank's stuff, how big were these homes? Interestingly enough Frank never tells his readers that the homes weren't split level ranches, and a small group drinking Pepsi and eating pizza. From what the archeologists have found that they met in Roman villas able to accommodate groups of close to a hundred people. Back issues of BAR (Biblical Archeology Review) has the articles. Also it was a motto in ancient Rome that stated, "What you wore, was who you are." With that in mind, the early Christians didn't walk around looking like they were shot out of a canon.
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Originally Posted by Antipas
This was Christian custom for nearly 250 or so years. When the Roman state mandated that all worship was to take place in a building, Christians were forced by law to “dress up”.
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They were also forced to go to church, and forced to wear a wedding ring, and forced to celebrate the Church holy days, should I go on?
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Originally Posted by Antipas
Reason being, the state sponsored religion of Rome made all Christian clerics officials of the state religion, as the pagan priests and public officials were. It was a dishonor to the office to approach any official in common clothing, therefore any Christian not “dressed up” to meet the official clergy man in the pulpit was escorted out of the congregation, even by force if the cleric requested such…and many did.
Do you, dress up for church like the pagans did?
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George Barna and Frank Viola need to ask the question, "did the apostles charge the church for their writings?"
Skewed view of the world, builds for a skewed view of the Faith once delivered unto the saints.
I mean the saints that are speaking in tongues, not the ones that glow in the dark on the dash board of your car.
Next to your swinging rosary.
In Jesus name
Brother Benincasa
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