tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post893830935390521585..comments2024-03-17T08:25:33.806+00:00Comments on Thoughts of Francis Turretin: Easter Eggs and Jesus' Rebirth?Turretinfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802277110253897379noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-19429255996088171422012-02-16T11:46:21.013+00:002012-02-16T11:46:21.013+00:00Why aren't chickens on board with the traditio...Why aren't chickens on board with the tradition of Lent?<br />They must be Protestant chickens.Godithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-23744586397244232312009-04-17T20:39:00.000+01:002009-04-17T20:39:00.000+01:00Lucian:
I posted your comments above so that you ...Lucian:<br /><br />I posted your comments above so that you would have a chance to "make your case" for the idea that there was some sort of lie involved.<br /><br />To be clear, though, there is no Scriptural teaching of Lent. It is not something that the Apostles did, and it is not something that we are required (or even encouraged) by Scripture to do.<br /><br />Fasting - yes.<br /><br />LentTurretinfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01802277110253897379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-28575775618425065182009-04-17T15:41:00.000+01:002009-04-17T15:41:00.000+01:00The lie consists in saying "Lent has no Scriptural...The lie consists in saying "Lent has no Scriptural basis", when it so obviously does. (You might have argued: "we're not supposed to do it anymore", like the Reformed and the Protestants usually do,... but instead You chose to appeal to an outright denial of truth to help bolster Your case... which is deeply disturbing and problematic).<br /><br />Now, I've also been thinking of what You've said,Luciannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-25659311982505164042009-04-16T00:17:00.000+01:002009-04-16T00:17:00.000+01:00Luka: Who are you accusing of lying against God? ...Luka: Who are you accusing of lying against God? And what is this lie supposed to consist of?Turretinfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01802277110253897379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-4747266753650141842009-04-16T00:15:00.000+01:002009-04-16T00:15:00.000+01:00You lied against God. And yes, I do have a serious...You lied against God. And yes, I do have a serious problem with that.The Blogger Formerly Known As Lvkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09663692507774640889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-27847892499058421432009-04-14T21:50:00.000+01:002009-04-14T21:50:00.000+01:00umm ... Jesus wasn't married and Moses was an octa...umm ... Jesus wasn't married and Moses was an octagenarian. I don't think we're told whether Elijah was married.<br /><br />Jesus didn't eat or drink for 40 days - Moses' lengthy fast was also miraculous. If more Orthodox folks actually tried to repeat what Jesus did, there would be fewer of them raising red herrings in the comment boxes.<br /><br />-TurretinFanTurretinfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01802277110253897379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-83734539714334465192009-04-14T21:16:00.000+01:002009-04-14T21:16:00.000+01:00So neither Moses, nor Christ, nor Elijah fasted fo...So neither Moses, nor Christ, nor Elijah fasted for forty days from meat wine and women before going up each their respective mount? (I guess that part's just in Orthodox and Catholic Bibles, right?)Luciannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-60016992431345044302009-04-13T19:35:00.000+01:002009-04-13T19:35:00.000+01:00"Was Easter Borrowed from a Pagan Holiday? Th..."Was Easter Borrowed from a Pagan Holiday? The historical evidence contradicts this popular notion", by Anthony McRoy, the article is published on ChristianHistory.net.<BR/><BR/>If you want a very simple and succinct history lesson on the origins of Easter from a Historical point of view, I suggest you find your way to the above mentioned cited article by Anthony McRoy. It would be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-81650307413940878242009-04-13T19:13:00.000+01:002009-04-13T19:13:00.000+01:00brigand,It is one thing to point out the origins o...brigand,<BR/><BR/>It is one thing to point out the origins of a custom, quite another to speak to the contemporary function & meaning of said custom.<BR/><BR/>I agree that Easter eggs are harmless in themselves, even if they originate in pagan fertility rites.Kyjohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576699017770933239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-57760313219845024822009-04-13T15:44:00.000+01:002009-04-13T15:44:00.000+01:00Like arguing that the Christmas tree is a pagan fe...Like arguing that the Christmas tree is a pagan fertility symbol, attempting to make syncretism a cause when the actual pagan practice is greatly removed in both time and space is just a variety of a post hoc fallacy.<BR/><BR/>Besides, painted eggs are pretty.brigandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00262703402386137537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-72424298174649553502009-04-13T14:49:00.000+01:002009-04-13T14:49:00.000+01:00I would be surprised if the egg were not a pagan f...I would be surprised if the egg were not a pagan fertility symbol. I would be surprised, though, if synchretism were to blame for Easter eggs.<BR/><BR/>I cannot recall where I got the various bits of info I produced above. Looking around for confirmation, I note that the art of coloring eggs is quite old, and does seem to come from Ukraine.<BR/><BR/>http://www.phancypages.com/newsletter/Turretinfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01802277110253897379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-28771127143219513902009-04-13T14:08:00.000+01:002009-04-13T14:08:00.000+01:00TurretinFan,Where did you get this info about the ...TurretinFan,<BR/><BR/>Where did you get this info about the history of the Easter egg? I've always read that it originated as a pagan fertility symbol.Kyjohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576699017770933239noreply@blogger.com