In our world of exaggerated masculinity, Feminine Divine is painfully lacking. So Christianity and Wicca sounds like a great balance. Catholic faith has done it with the introduction of the Holy Mary Mother of God worship.
Hi everyone, I am J and I am new to the forum.
Cool! This is a good thing.I've decided to make an account and join this community because I have questions that need answers and am hoping to share my story as well as my woes here in confidence without fear of judgement in hopes that the people on this message board would be able to help me find my path, or maybe be able to relate and offer a hand of support?
To begin, I'd like to say that in recent months I've had a resolution of sorts. My entire life I was primarily non-religious, but as of August of this year I had a change of heart. I decided for the first time ever I wanted to give religion a fair chance and ever since converting from a non-religious lifestyle to a newly found religious lifestyle, I can honestly say that my life and perspectives have changed for the better!
There's one issue though...I'm confused and distressed over my religious identity.
I'd like to say that I am Christian, but Paganism (specifically Wicca) interests me far too much to simply be Christian. I'd like to incorporate both Christian and Wiccan traditions, rites, sacraments, beliefs, etc into one and have that (although I am not completely sure what "that" is) be my religious identity.
Antithetical ideas.Christian-Pagan? Christian Witch? Pagan with Christian Interests? I'm not sure.
When trying to express these thoughts and interests to other Christians, I've been scorned, turned away from, and discriminated against. I've been told that what I'm interested in is "ungodly" and "the devil", and I feel like I'll never be accepted by other Christians.
Is it possible to be both? Does anyone else have this issue? Is anyone else a Christian-Pagan?
Well, Catholics (and Orthodox Christians and others) would tell you that they don't worship Mary.
What we've been speaking about here is just a title that goes back to the early days of Christian history when some critics were saying that her baby was a human all right but that Jesus's divine nature wasn't involved in that delivery, meaning that the two natures were his but not simultaneously. The Church rejected that notion.
Yes... we could worship the statue of liberty...
She is already there and waiting.
It is all about balance.
NOT...
The Holy Spirit does not co-habit with created fallen spiritual entities.
At the Name of Jesus every knee will bow.
Psalm 2:12
Kiss the Son, that He not be angry and you perish on the way, For His wrath may be kindled quickly. How blessed are all who take refuge in Him!
God is a jealous God and does not tolerate rivals.
Jesus said "I am the Way the Truth and the Life - no one comes to the Father but by Me...."
At some point in ancient history, some Jews decided to unify their father’s faith with Plato’s phylosophy and Greco-Roman religion (mainly by deifying a created being), thus bringing forth what became to be called Christianity. They basically Europeanized a middle eastern faith. What you said above was and still is the reaction to their revolutionary thinking by those who remained in the traditional Jewish faith. If you doubt me, go to a synagogue and ask them what they think of Yeshua haMashiach and about haNatzrim. So it’s nothing new.
I like hot pink. I am color blind and can't read what you wrote. Please just stick with black since those of us can read it.
Hi J, Good to hear that you're experiencing a change. We all need to change at some point.
Hi everyone, I am J and I am new to the forum.
I've decided to make an account and join this community because I have questions that need answers and am hoping to share my story as well as my woes here in confidence without fear of judgement in hopes that the people on this message board would be able to help me find my path, or maybe be able to relate and offer a hand of support?
To begin, I'd like to say that in recent months I've had a resolution of sorts. My entire life I was primarily non-religious, but as of August of this year I had a change of heart. I decided for the first time ever I wanted to give religion a fair chance and ever since converting from a non-religious lifestyle to a newly found religious lifestyle, I can honestly say that my life and perspectives have changed for the better!
There's one issue though...I'm confused and distressed over my religious identity.
I'd like to say that I am Christian, but Paganism (specifically Wicca) interests me far too much to simply be Christian. I'd like to incorporate both Christian and Wiccan traditions, rites, sacraments, beliefs, etc into one and have that (although I am not completely sure what "that" is) be my religious identity.
Christian-Pagan? Christian Witch? Pagan with Christian Interests? I'm not sure.
When trying to express these thoughts and interests to other Christians, I've been scorned, turned away from, and discriminated against. I've been told that what I'm interested in is "ungodly" and "the devil", and I feel like I'll never be accepted by other Christians.
Is it possible to be both? Does anyone else have this issue? Is anyone else a Christian-Pagan?
Hi everyone, I am J and I am new to the forum.
I've decided to make an account and join this community because I have questions that need answers and am hoping to share my story as well as my woes here in confidence without fear of judgement in hopes that the people on this message board would be able to help me find my path, or maybe be able to relate and offer a hand of support?
To begin, I'd like to say that in recent months I've had a resolution of sorts. My entire life I was primarily non-religious, but as of August of this year I had a change of heart. I decided for the first time ever I wanted to give religion a fair chance and ever since converting from a non-religious lifestyle to a newly found religious lifestyle, I can honestly say that my life and perspectives have changed for the better!
There's one issue though...I'm confused and distressed over my religious identity.
I'd like to say that I am Christian, but Paganism (specifically Wicca) interests me far too much to simply be Christian. I'd like to incorporate both Christian and Wiccan traditions, rites, sacraments, beliefs, etc into one and have that (although I am not completely sure what "that" is) be my religious identity.
Christian-Pagan? Christian Witch? Pagan with Christian Interests? I'm not sure.
When trying to express these thoughts and interests to other Christians, I've been scorned, turned away from, and discriminated against. I've been told that what I'm interested in is "ungodly" and "the devil", and I feel like I'll never be accepted by other Christians.
Is it possible to be both? Does anyone else have this issue? Is anyone else a Christian-Pagan?
What about the language and imagery in the Bible describing Jesus as the "bride" of his church? That also sounds like a pseudo-homoerotic metaphor. I'm not saying it is about homosexuality or sexuality in general, but this is what the connotation of the imagery could be taken as.In our world of exaggerated masculinity, Feminine Divine is painfully lacking. So Christianity and Wicca sounds like a great balance. Catholic faith has done it with the introduction of the Holy Mary Mother of God worship.
What about the language and imagery in the Bible describing Jesus as the "bride" of his church? That also sounds like a pseudo-homoerotic metaphor. I'm not saying it is about homosexuality or sexuality in general, but this is what the connotation of the imagery could be taken as.
No. What fellowship have light and darkness?
Hi everyone, I am J and I am new to the forum.
I've decided to make an account and join this community because I have questions that need answers and am hoping to share my story as well as my woes here in confidence without fear of judgement in hopes that the people on this message board would be able to help me find my path, or maybe be able to relate and offer a hand of support?
To begin, I'd like to say that in recent months I've had a resolution of sorts. My entire life I was primarily non-religious, but as of August of this year I had a change of heart. I decided for the first time ever I wanted to give religion a fair chance and ever since converting from a non-religious lifestyle to a newly found religious lifestyle, I can honestly say that my life and perspectives have changed for the better!
There's one issue though...I'm confused and distressed over my religious identity.
I'd like to say that I am Christian, but Paganism (specifically Wicca) interests me far too much to simply be Christian. I'd like to incorporate both Christian and Wiccan traditions, rites, sacraments, beliefs, etc into one and have that (although I am not completely sure what "that" is) be my religious identity.
Christian-Pagan? Christian Witch? Pagan with Christian Interests? I'm not sure.
When trying to express these thoughts and interests to other Christians, I've been scorned, turned away from, and discriminated against. I've been told that what I'm interested in is "ungodly" and "the devil", and I feel like I'll never be accepted by other Christians.
Is it possible to be both? Does anyone else have this issue? Is anyone else a Christian-Pagan?
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