JOEL 2 GENERATION

There are actually quite a few sources that make this claim. The common belief that all of these sources share is the belief that Historic, Creedal Christianity was corrupted. Muslims believe this. New Agers believe this. Many different sects and cults believe this. And, today another group that is known as Hebrew Roots or Torahism continues to perpetuate their own version of how the true faith of Christ and His apostles somehow got lost or severely distorted. I've blogged about Hebrew Roots here:  LINK I mention the Hebrew Roots/Torahism groups in particular because certain manifestations of this movement are extremely vocal in denouncing the Trinity. Not all of them, but rejecting the doctrine of the Trinity is often the outcome as people get more and more entangled in the Hebrew Roots movement.  When and how the Christian faith got corrupted is debated by the groups I've just mentioned. The most common version is that it happened under Constantine in the 4th Century and is ...

It is that time of year again. The "Christmas is a pagan holiday" crowd will be out in force claiming that celebrating Christmas on December 25th comes from paganism and should therefore be abandoned. And let's face it, no follower of Jesus wants to be participating in something pagan. And nor do I!! So, to not keep anyone in suspense as to the conclusion of this blog post, I will state the fact of the matter upfront: Celebrating Christmas on December 25th DID NOT originate in Roman paganism! I blogged about this last year and will probably continue to do so annually to counter the lie of the pagan origin of Christmas  -  LINK There is definitely an ongoing debate amongst Christians as to WHEN Jesus was actually born but to the surprise of many, the idea that His birth was in December (or January) is a very early belief amongst Christians. I had previously been persuaded that a September date was most likely, but after considering the evidence I will present below, I bel...