Paganism Surviving in Christianity

Protestants must Accept the Bible in _Fact_, as well as in Theory, or be Overthrown--The Bible must be Reinterpreted in the Light of “Higher Criticism” and Deeper Spiritual Life...

A Low Standard of Religious Life--Faith in Relics--The Cross an Ancient Pagan (Phallic) Symbol--A “Charm” Borrowed from Paganism--Constantine’s use of the Composite Symbol as a...

Preliminary Survey--An Imaginary Past--Issue between Protestantism and Romanism--General Testimony Relative to Pagan Elements in Christianity, from Dyer, Lord, Tiele, Baronius,...

Fundamental Corruption of Christian Baptism through Pagan Water-Worship--“Baptismal Regeneration,” the Product of Paganism--Spiritual Purity Sought through Pagan Baptism--Testim...

in Cyprian, _Epistles_,[129]--1, _To Donatus_; 22, _To Clergy at Rome_; 51, _To Antonianus_; and 75, _To Magnus_; also _Testimonies against the Jews_, paragraph 65; also, _A Tre...

“In like manner he points to the cross of Christ in another prophet, who saith, ‘And when shall these things be accomplished?’ And the Lord saith, ‘When a tree shall be bent dow...

Contrast between the Christianity of the New Testament and That of the Later Centuries--Gnosticism and Allegorical Interpretation--Testimony of Harnack and Bauer Concerning the...

The pagan origin of lights in worship is universally acknowledged. Their use was sharply condemned in the earlier times.[234] The Synod of Elviri (305 or 306 A.D.) condemned the...

Mistaken Notions Concerning the Beginning of Sunday Observance--No Sunday Observance in the New Testament--Sunday Directly Referred to but Three Times--It is Never Spoken of as...

Sprinkling and Immersion Both Used--Prominence of “Baptismal Regeneration”--Lustral Water at Temple Doors--Baptism of Animals--Influence of “The Greek Mysteries” on Christian Ba...

A New Epoch in the Paganizing of Christianity--Paganism Seeking a New God, Strong enough to Save the Empire--Constantine not a “Christian Emperor,” but Superstitious, Time-Servi...

Sun-Worship the Oldest and Most Widely Diffused Form of Paganism--Gnostic Antinomianism or Lawlessness--Anti-Judaism, Mainly of Pagan Origin--Anti-Sabbathism and Sunday Observan...

Water-Worship Prominent in Many Ways, and Associated with Holy Seasons--Infant Baptism among the Scandinavians and Teutons--Pagan “Christening of Children”--Sacred Water as a Sa...

Christ’s Attitude toward the State--The Roman Conception of Religion as a Department of the State--Roman Civil Law Created and Regulated All Religious Duties--Effect of the Paga...

All his Tolerative Legislation Essentially Pagan--Christians did not Seek for Sunday Laws--The first Sunday Law, 321 A.D., Pagan in Every Particular--Essentially Identical with...

Testimony from Tertullian, Barnabas, Justin, Methodius, the Apostolic Constitutions, etc.--Holy Water, or Repeated Baptism, Borrowed without Change--Magical Effects of Holy Wate...

“Yea, the Egyptians also practise circumcision. Learn then, my children, concerning all things richly, that Abraham, the first who enjoined circumcision, looking forward in spir...

Protestants must Accept the Bible _in Fact_, as well as in Theory, or be Overthrown--The Bible must be Reinterpreted in the Light of “Higher Criticism” and Deeper Spiritual Life...

Mistaken Notions Concerning the Beginning of Sunday Observance--No Sunday Observance in the New Testament--Sunday Directly Referred to but Three Times--It is Never Spoken of as...

Contrast between the Christianity of the New Testament and That of the Later Centuries--Gnosticism and Allegorical Interpretation--Testimony of Harnack and Bauer Concerning the...

Testimony from Tertullian, Barnabas, Justin, Methodius, the Apostolic Constitutions, etc.--Holy Water, or Repeated Baptism, Borrowed without Change--Magical Effects of Holy Wate...

A New Epoch in the Paganizing of Christianity--Paganism Seeking a New God, Strong Enough to Save the Empire--Constantine Not a “Christian Emperor,” but Superstitious, Time-Servi...

Christ’s Attitude toward the State--The Roman Conception of Religion as a Department of the State--Roman Civil Law Created and Regulated All Religious Duties--Effect of the Paga...

A Low Standard of Religious Life--Faith in Relics--The Cross an Ancient Pagan (Phallic) Symbol--A “Charm” borrowed from Paganism--Constantine’s Use of the Composite Symbol as a...

Water-Worship Prominent in Many Ways, and Associated with Holy Seasons--Infant Baptism among the Scandinavians and Teutons--Pagan “Christening of Children”--Sacred Water as a Sa...

Sprinkling and Immersion Both Used--Prominence of “Baptismal Regeneration”--Lustral Water at Temple Doors--Baptism of Animals--Influence of “The Greek Mysteries” on Christian Ba...

Fundamental Corruption of Christian Baptism through Pagan Water-Worship--“Baptismal Regeneration,” the Product of Paganism--Spiritual Purity Sought through Pagan Baptism--Testim...

Preliminary Survey--An Imaginary Past--Issue between Protestantism and Romanism--General Testimony Relative to Pagan Elements in Christianity, from Dyer, Lord, Tiele, Baronius,...

Sun-Worship the Oldest and Most Widely Diffused Form of Paganism--Gnostic Antinomianism or Lawlessness--Anti-Judaism, Mainly of Pagan Origin--Anti-Sabbathism and Sunday Observan...

All His Tolerative Legislation Essentially Pagan--Christians did Not Seek for Sunday Laws--The First Sunday Law, 321 A.D., Pagan in Every Particular--Essentially Identical with...