happy easter everyone. as you about your intended preparations for celebrating this day, please take into consideration what it means: a man who was without blame, who led a simple yet perfect life and who was the Most High God incarnated into flesh, was bruised, beaten, called a liar and a mad man, who was spat upon, who was made a mockery by the people who he came to help, was nailed to and hung on a piece of wood naked, to die a slow and painful death between two criminals one of which denounced him and demanded that he prove himself. now, as he did this, he screamed at the top of his lungs, "My God, My God, why have YOU forsaken me?" his name was jesus christ and he did this with out any resistance and of his own free will to save the souls of mankind from the bottomless pit of hell and release us from our sins. he died, was buried in a tomb for three days, and on the third day he rose conquering death, hell and the grave. it is because of his blameless life and sacrifice that this day is celebrated.
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kenneth, wasnt lashing out at you but aypzine
April 5, 2010 at 11:14 a.m.if you claim you know history, yet you stop at a perticular point (due to one book's perspective), it's inevitably going to stir a debate!
April 5, 2010 at 8:13 a.m.i didnt post this because i wished to have a religious debate with you or anyone else, but seeing as how you've opened the door, ill gladly walk on in. while i do agree tht the early church adopted quite a few of the pagan practices and holidays and in the process becoming everything tht Christ stood against, and while yes one must celebrate what Christ stood for in life, i do think that your statement of his death and resurrection being unimportant is way off track. Christ came to die for our sins, to be the sacrificial lamb that will wipe away all the sins that man had committed and will commit in the future. his life and his teachings were the blue print for how Christians must always strive for. his death bridged the gap tht existed between man and God since Adam and Eve and allows us the opportunity to seek forgiveness for our sins and be accepted into the family of the Most High God and sit at the Master's Table. Christ's death and everything it accomplished including the defeat of death, hell and the grave, his life and everything he taught and stood for is what our faith is grounded into.
April 4, 2010 at 10:23 p.m.mytwocents:
Bringing up the name of aypzine's daughter is treading a fine line with VicAd's User Policy
April 4, 2010 at 10:11 p.m.Your blog title is "Thought Provoking" but yet your "Easter is for Christ" is basically wrong and not thought provoking at all.
The history of Easter celebration goes back thousands of years in celebration the rebirth of Spring in honor of the fertility goddess Ostara also known as Ester, Eastre, Eostre, and Estrus, hence the name Easter. Christianity took this Goddess of the "Rising Sun" and injected their own 'rising son.'
As with other holidays, Christianity stole and modified their beliefs to cover and kill off Pagan beliefs, yet, as with anyone that is thought provoked, they will look into the history of what one celebrates.
Also, while many people celebrate the sacrifice and death of their savior king, many do not realize that various other pagan beliefs, many older than Christianity, also have their fallen and resurrected savior idols.
As many of you celebrate his death and resurrection I'll always celebrate what he lived for, not for what he died for. Do not tell me what he died for but spread the message of why and what he lived for.
Happy "Another Pagan Holiday Raped By Christianity"
PS - Also go look up why rabbits and color Easter eggs are part of the Easter celebration. You'll soon find that it is derived from Pagan celebrations.
many blessings all.
April 4, 2010 at 4:09 p.m.