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I’m a follower of the Bible. In the Bible, there is the strong condemnation of Paganism.
Some Christians take this as “Every other religion besides Christianity is Paganism”. As a result, religions such as Taoism and Buddhism will be labeled as Pagan religions.
I’m a syncretist, so I tend not to think that the varying world religions are “Pagan” (sinful). I understand that the word Paganism may be used different in the Bible than it is used today.
So here’s my dilemma; my Bible orders me to be against Paganism. Yet interacting with Pagan’s on this site, as well as my partner who identifies as one (God has a sense of humor), I am coming to the conclusion that the Biblical Paganism may be something different than some modern Paganism.
So I would like to get to the bottom of what exactly is “Paganism” when the Bible describes it.
From what I gather, it could mean polytheism. Also, another explanation of Biblical Paganism may be using God’s power without using God. Let’s look at Moses for example. When he went to the Pharaoh, Moses threw down his rod and it became a snake. The Pharaoh ordered his court magicians to do the same, and they did successfully. I heard in church growing up that the court magicians were hiding snakes up their sleeves (lol) but that is not what the Bible says. It says they turned their rods into snakes. I think this is Biblical Paganism.
Anyways, I’m hopeful that I can separate some modern Pagan practices from the Paganism that is described in the Bible. When I joined this site, I had a negative opinion of Paganism across the board, but that is changing.
Some Christians take this as “Every other religion besides Christianity is Paganism”. As a result, religions such as Taoism and Buddhism will be labeled as Pagan religions.
I’m a syncretist, so I tend not to think that the varying world religions are “Pagan” (sinful). I understand that the word Paganism may be used different in the Bible than it is used today.
So here’s my dilemma; my Bible orders me to be against Paganism. Yet interacting with Pagan’s on this site, as well as my partner who identifies as one (God has a sense of humor), I am coming to the conclusion that the Biblical Paganism may be something different than some modern Paganism.
So I would like to get to the bottom of what exactly is “Paganism” when the Bible describes it.
From what I gather, it could mean polytheism. Also, another explanation of Biblical Paganism may be using God’s power without using God. Let’s look at Moses for example. When he went to the Pharaoh, Moses threw down his rod and it became a snake. The Pharaoh ordered his court magicians to do the same, and they did successfully. I heard in church growing up that the court magicians were hiding snakes up their sleeves (lol) but that is not what the Bible says. It says they turned their rods into snakes. I think this is Biblical Paganism.
Anyways, I’m hopeful that I can separate some modern Pagan practices from the Paganism that is described in the Bible. When I joined this site, I had a negative opinion of Paganism across the board, but that is changing.
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