Pagan Christianity? Exploring the Roots of Our Church Practices (Biblia.com)

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Over 175,000 copies sold! Have you ever wondered why we Christians do what we do for church every Sunday morning? Why do we “dress up” for church? Why does the pastor preach a sermon each week? Why do we have pews, steeples, and choirs? This ground-breaking book, now in affordable softcover, makes an unsettling proposal: most of what Christians do in present-day churches is rooted, not in...

The message of the steeple is one that contradicts the message of the New Testament. Christians do not have to reach into the heavens to find God. He is here! With the coming of Immanuel, God is with us (see Matthew 1:23). And with His resurrection, we have an indwelling Lord. The steeple defies these realities. THE PULPIT The earliest sermons were delivered from the bishop’s chair, or cathedra, which was positioned behind the altar. 161 Later the ambo, a raised desk on the side of the chancel from

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