What evidence? There is no books before the first written.
And when pagan ritual sites from before written history have striking similarities to pagan ritual sites and practices that are documented by later cultures?
When was the first books written?
A book, as in actual pages of something - around 2400 BC, papyrus sheafs in Egypt, although the content is now illegible. The earliest written information that we still have is from around 3200 BC. Compare that to the Old Testament, the earliest elements of which were probably after 800 BC.
Pagan cultures are assumed NOT proved.
Pagan cultures are demonstrable fact. Early pagan cultures are presumed from their similarities to later, documented pagan cultures.
You see the pagans after Christ came decided to claim as much as they could changing dates and times...
What about all the pagans that were around before Christ came? You know, for instance, the ones in Britain that the Romans documented during their occupation?
Oh do you see that there...Even the Roman Catholic Church set up much later than the Church established by Christ thought their pagan belief the black madonna and child could be incorporated the Jewish Messianic belief. Which they did very cleverly. But the truth is that a SON not a woman would be the messiah.
I like a well-rounded account - that you misinterpret Catholic doctrine as much as you misinterpret history is a sign of equal-opportunities ignorance.
I understand you are unhappy but only the real God and his people throughout history have been the example of truth and God present with man. He kept his promises but that which creates and that which is created are not one and the same.
I'm not unhappy, far from it. Which 'real' god? Who are 'his people'? Isn't that the Jews?
God and his creation the latter being the basis of paganism show God and his people go way back before any pagan beliefs.
No, it shows that your beliefs make claims about the start of times, that doesn't make them any more valid than any of the other unfounded assertions.
In the garden was Satan the Serpent. Where do you think he has been all these thousands of years? The Father of all lies leading men into all lies.
I don't think he's been anywhere other than the imaginations of man and the words of books. Where do you think he's been, Sheffield?
But the truth stands forever and eventually the old will pass and God bring in the new.
That's a possibility - do you have any evidence for that, other than a highly discredited work of ancient mythic fiction?
It matters not what we personally believe. The creator is the only one who matters.
At least half right, I'll grant you that.
But you haven't even the basic knowledge of the Pot or it's usefulness to be able to discuss these things. You see a pot has many uses a kettle only one.
You've never seen a steam engine?
Paganism is a one horse show. It never enters the race when it comes to God and his truth. For it is the created not the creator.
And how do you demonstrate that we are not the creator of both?
O.
