Discussions surrounding Lent often fall into two extremes. Many Christians assume that if a practice is ancient, widespread, and symbolically Christian, it must therefore be biblical. Others respond with sharp accusations, equating Lent with ancient pagan rituals and claiming participants are unknowingly “weeping for Tammuz.” Both approaches tend to shut down thoughtful examination rather than encourage it. A more careful approach distinguishes sincere modern devotion…
Story Tag: ChristianHistory
Acts 20:7 — Was the Early Church Meeting on Sunday? truthsum.org
TS Writer
9 months ago in Sunday Worship
Many Christians point to Acts 20:7 as evidence that the early church held Sunday worship services. But a closer look at the passage — and how the first century understood time — tells a different story. In Scripture, a new day begins at sunset, not midnight. This means the “first day of the week” began on Saturday evening using modern vernacular, right after the Sabbath…
How Hell Got Hijacked: The Surprising Origins of the Modern View of Eternal Torment truthsum.org
TS Writer
5 years ago in Heaven & Hell, Immortal Soul
The hell most people picture—fiery pits, screaming souls, and pitchfork-wielding demons—is more fiction than Scripture. While many assume this vision comes from the Bible, the modern concept of hell is deeply rooted in Greek philosophy, medieval literature, and church tradition, not the teachings of Jesus. Ancient Greek thinkers like Plato promoted the idea of the soul’s inherent immortality—an idea foreign to the Bible, which teaches…