Christian beliefs
were completed in the forth century, after deifying Jesus (PBUH) and the Holy
Spirit, and confirming the Holy Bible.
Paul established a
new Christianity after Jesus (PBUH), so where did Paul and the later Church
Councils, derive these new beliefs? To answer that question we quote what
Charles Gene Pier said in his book “Christianity, its Beginning and its
Development”, he said, “Detailed study of Paul’s longer Epistles, results in
finding a mixture of strange ideas, both Jewish and idolatrous Greek concepts.
To explain and
illustrate further, we review some of the old religions before Christianity, to
show the similarity between ancient Paganism and Christian Paganism. This
similarity has touched the basis and the branches of Christian creeds, so we
could know the origin and the source, from which Christianity takes its beliefs
and creeds.
1. God’s Incarnation
in Ancient Pagan Religions
Believing in an
incarnated God, the second divine hypostasis of God, incarnated to forgive
people’s sins, is an old and known belief in ancient religions, such as
Hinduism. In his book “India”, the historian Allen said, “Krishna is the
greatest of all the incarnated gods, and much superior to them, for they were
only partly divine, but He (Krishna) appeared as god in a human figure.
Mentioned in the
Indian book “Baha Kavat Boron”, Krishna said, “I will incarnate in Yedwa house,
and come out from Devaki womb, I will be born and die, the time has come to
show my power, and relieve the earth of its burden”. Therefore, the Hindus
considered him a divine incarnation that made him worthy of worship.
The prominent
historian Dwain talked about Buddha in his book “The Myths of the Torah, the
Gospel, and Their Similarity in Other Religions”. He said, “Buddha was born of
the virgin Maya, whom the Buddhists in India and other countries worship. They
say about him, “He left the heaven and descended to appear as a human figure,
as mercy to people to save them from their sins and to guide them”.
The historian Dawn
also mentioned that the Europeans were astonished when they went to Comorine,
west of India, from seeing the people worship a god called Silvahana, and he
was born of a virgin.
Among humans that
people said were incarnate, is the god Fuhi in China, and Wisten Nonick and
Hwankty, and others. People used to say of the god Bromesus, “He was a real man
and a real god.1 Thus, we can say that God’s incarnation existed in ancient Pagan
religions before Christianity, from which Paul and the Councils took the belief
of Jesus’ divinity.
2. The Incarnation
for Forgiveness and Salvation
What Christians
believe about the reason for the incarnation corresponds with that of the
ancient Pagan religions, as Christians say, the incarnation was for Jesus to
die and save humanity from their sins.
The prominent scholar
Hawk quoted the same about the Indian incarnated gods. He said, “Indians
believe that, one of the gods had incarnated, and sacrificed himself to save
the people from their sins”
.
The same was quoted
about Buddha, whom the historian Morris William mentioned in his book (Indian
Religion), “of his mercy (meaning Buddha) he left the heaven and came to the
earth, to save humanity from their sins and pains, and from the punishment they
deserve.”
Dawn mentions in his
book “The Myths of the Torah, the Gospel, and Their Similarity in Other
Religions”; Indians call Bokhas, the son of Jupiter, the nations’ savior.”
The same was said
about Hercules, Mithra, the Persians' savior, and Bacob, the Mexican crucified
god, and others, whom their followers believed to be gods, incarnated to
forgive sins.
3. The Incarnated God
and Creation
Similar to the
Christians’ belief that Jesus the Son is the creator, is the ancient religions'
belief in their incarnated gods. The Indians’ sacred books mention that
“Krishna the son of god from the virgin Divacki, is the second divine
hypostasis in the Holy Trinity, created heavens and earth, and for them (the believers)
he is the first and the last”.
In the holy book
“Bhagwad Geeta”, Krishna said to his student Argon, “I am the god of the all
creations, I created them and humans… know me, I am the creator of humans”.
The Chinese believe
that the Father created nothing, and the son Latotho, who was born from a
virgin, created everything. In their prayers to Adermizd, the Persians say, “to
Adermizd I pray, for he created everything that was created or will be. He is
the wise, the strong, who created the sky, the sun, the moon and the stars.”
The Assyrians believe
the same of the first son “Nerdock”, also those who deify “Adonis”, and
“Laokion”, and others. Likewise, in the old Egyptian tradition, the god “Atom”
created every living thing by the word, which created life and everything
edible, and all what humans love or hate.
4. Eternity and
Immortality of the Incarnated Gods
John described Jesus
in his Revelation, as the first and the last, and the Alpha and Omega. This
description corresponds exactly with the description of the idolatrous and
their incarnated gods, of which they believe in their eternity and immortality.
In the Indian book
“Geeta”, Krishna said, “It never happened that I was nonexistent, I made
everything, and I am the everlasting and the eternal, the creator who existed
before everything. I am the strong ruler, who has power over the universe; I am
the first, the middle, and the last of everything’.
From Argon’s prayers
to Krishna, “you are the everlasting, the great, whom we must know, who controls
the beings; you are the god who existed before gods”. The book “Fishno Borani”
describes him: “he has no start, no middle, and no end”.
Mentioned in the
Indian scriptures about Buddha: “he is Alpha and Omega, there is no start or
end to his existence, and he is the god, the owner, the powerful and the
everlasting”. The same was said about Lawken, Lawtz, Armizd, Zios, and many
others, who were called the “Alpha and Omega”.
4. The Dates of Gods’
Birth, Worship, and Traditions
Not only do Christian
beliefs correspond with other religions on some issues, but also on worshipping
and dates as well. The idolatrous believe, in spite of the differences of their
gods, that their incarnated gods were born on 25th of December, such as the god
Mithra and others.
That is what the
Orthodox Christians say of their dates. It was fixed in 530 C.E. by the priest
Deunesus. He wanted to draw Christians away from the idolatrous celebrations,
and occupy them with Christian celebration. The same happened in many other idolatrous
celebrations, so the Christians took the dates and the traditions from them.
In his book, “The
History of the Anglican Church”, Priest Beid quoted Pope Gregory’s first
speech, (601C.E), in which he quoted Pope Mellitus’s advice, which forbade the
destruction of the idolatrous temples.
In addition, he believed in turning them
away from worshipping the devil to worship the true God, to clean the people’s hearts
of sins, and make it easier for them to visit the temples, which they used to visit.
Thus, the new
Christian will not find any difference, in the place or the content, between
Christianity and what he/she believes, which will make it easier to spread
Christianity.
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