Should Christianity get away from pagan cultures and beliefs and get back their Jewish roots?

It's not question of culture, it's a question of ethics

Yes, in my opinion, and supported by the Bible, the inspired Word of God, it is not ok to be so influenced by paganism, just because "everyone doing it" and other historical circumstances.

Throughout the Old Testament, God made it very clear, that the Jewish nation should stay away from other religions, not to mix them - to stay away from paganism.

And Jesus said in Mark 7:7,8

"And in vain they worship Me,

Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’

For laying aside the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men......"

In early Christian history, true Christianity (based on Jesus and the Bible) mixed with the Empire of the time that was controlling the world (The IMPERIAL Roman Empire)

When Rome was collapsing, it gave its Power, Seat and Authority to the Catholic church -

Which became the Roman Catholic Church State.

There were some bad things because of this:

mixing Paganism and Christianity

mixing Church and State

Then the Church-State controlled an army (from the French)

then killed everyone that opposed them, was 100% pagan, was a true Christian

And therefore, the only religion in the region was Roman Catholic (though there was a Remnant that always survived, persecuted and fleeing in the wilderness)

Then the reformation (going back to the Bible)

..but there wasn't a complete reformation - the process was gradual - gaining more and more light...

There is one church that is rejecting the Pagan influences of the Catholic church -

but I'm not going to tell you the name of it.

Read the Bible, and follow what is says

Don't follow what Protestant, Catholic or other Christian churches tell you

Follow the Bible.

Do historical research

Find a church that if following the Bible -

..and you will find it ~

I'll be praying for you ~

answer: I'm sorry, you can't escape the non-Jewish beliefs in Christianity. Most of them aren't from Judaism.

a comparison will show just how little the religions have in common other than the worship of G-d.

JUDAISM

- says that no human can ever die for the sins of others

CHRISTIANITY

- says that Jesus died for the sins of mankind

JUDAISM

- says that all humans are born pure, and innocent

CHRISTIANITY

- some say that all humans are born with 'original sin'.

JUDAISM

- says that G-d would never allow/enable a 'virgin birth'

CHRISTIANITY

- says that Mary gave birth, though a virgin

JUDAISM

- says that no man gets a 'second coming'

CHRISTIANITY

- says that Jesus will have a 'second coming'

JUDAISM

- says that every human should speak directly to G-d

CHRISTIANITY

- Jesus claims in the 'new testament' that the 'only way' to G-d is via him

JUDAISM

- says G-d is one, indivisible, cannot be separated into three aspects/incarnations

CHRISTIANITY

- some sects speaks of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit

JUDAISM

- says that we are ALL equally G-d's children

CHRISTIANITY

- says that Jesus was 'god's son' above all others

JUDAISM

- has no concept of 'hell'

CHRISTIANITY

- *some* Christians believe non-believers go to 'hell'

JUDAISM

- has no 'devil', the Jewish 'Satan' is just an ordinary angel, under G-d's control

CHRISTIANITY

- describes 'Satan' as a devil and 'fallen' angel

JUDAISM

- the 'messiah' will be a normal, mortal man who must fulfill all the Jewish messianic prophecies in one normal, mortal lifetime

CHRISTIANITY

- Jesus was the 'messiah' and will fulfill the prophecies when he 'returns'

JUDAISM

- says that the righteous of ALL faiths will reach 'gan eden' or 'garden of eden'.

CHRISTIANITY

- some Christians insist that only those who 'know Christ' can reach heaven

JUDAISM

- The “law”/covenant is seen as a blessing, not a burden that can never be fulfilled. Being perfect isn’t the point in Judaism. Being aware of the 613 commandments, we have G-d on our minds almost hourly. That is part of the covenant, we obey G-d’s laws and G-d ensures Judaism will survive forever.

CHRISTIANITY

- Views the commandments as restrictive and impossible (except the 10 in stone). It is believed in Christianity that the death of Jesus was necessary because living by the laws is impossible and view the commandments as something of a curse.

JUDAISM

- forbids Jews from trying to convert anyone to Judaism

CHRISTIANITY

- believes in actively 'witnessing' and encouraging people to convert to Christianity

JUDAISM

- The Torah remains unchanged

CHRISTIANITY

- differences from the original Torah

JUDAISM

- no concept of original sin

CHRISTIANITY

- some sects of Christianity believe in “original sin” to justify the need for a savior. Others believe that humankind cannot keep from sinning and requires a savior to cleanse them.

Thanks Paperback for the majority of this with some tweaking by Qua Patet Orbis and Myself.

All religions are related some way or another..

believe it or not.. the Islamic religion came from the Jewish around the same time as Christianity happened.

So either way it is what it is. And if they did go back to their Jewish roots, it wouldn't be Christianity, unless the pope said so. And if having half our Bible and following the 10 Commandments isn't enough of our Jewish roots for you , I don't know what is.

EDIT: Okay thumbs down. Oh, I'm just in tears. -_-

But, if you want to get really technical, before monotheism, there was polytheism with the Greek and Roman gods and goddesses. Because before Judaism, someone who had polytheistic beliefs had to have found the religion. So, by your reasoning, that means we need to go back to worshiping Jupiter and Athena, right?

We have the same God, in case you forgot. And if you really have a problem with the worlds most major religion next to Islam (who also has the same God) and all of the people practicing it, then I suggest you go to the Pope and take it up with him.

There aren't many people practicing Judaism, these days. So, I believe some people had a problem with your thinking.

Good day.

More of Christianity comes from Paganism than from Judaism.

The Jesus story comes more from Pagan sun God and sacrificial king myths-- the Jews are expecting a fully human messiah.

The trinity concept is Pagan. The holidays are Pagan. Hell is Pagan (Tartarus).

Christianity is a synchretic religion... if you take all the Pagan concepts out, you are just left with Judaism.

First of all, Jesus talks about the mustard seed and how its seed looks different from the mature plant. This shows Jesus' understanding about the fact of institutional metamorphosis. Jewish culture in itself did not develop in a vacuum. Rather, it absorbed influences from cultures around it, appropriating non-Jewish themes to concretize the Word of God to its people. For those who believe in the so-called pure Jewish roots, what do they make up of the fact that many of Genesis' stories were derived from Babylonian and other Near Eastern cultures?

There are people who are Christians who do not incorporate pagan practices. Personally, I am not Catholic or of any particular denomination. I just follow the Bible. Jesus is the Head of the Church. His authority (God's Word) is higher than the authority of the church & papacy. The Bible makes it clear that grace is given to us freely by faith in Jesus Christ and this is not by keeping rituals and traditions. The rituals and traditions that were placed in the Old Testament were symbols pointing to our God and Savior, Jesus Christ. Jesus says we search the scriptures for in them we think we find salvation, but they point to Him.

I think Christians should stay as far away from Pagans as possible, I could care less about your roots though.

True Christianity is outlined clearly in the Bible. It means to be footstep followers of Jesus. Imitating his example in striving to worship God properly.

1 Corinthians 11:1 says "Become imitators of me, even as I am of Christ."

Paul set a good example for us in how to imitate Christ. It's unfortunate the churches of Christendom do not follow his example.

The best thing to do is compare religious groups and determine what one if any are living up to that divine command. We must be open minded in searching for the truth!

Christianity *is* a form of Judaism. Chrestus and Iacobus never intended to create a new religion. They were Jewish reformers. "Christians" need to remove the ravings of Saul of Tarsus from their bible.

Judaism has pagan roots as well. Yahweh was worshiped as an ancient storm deity, and his wife was Asherah, a mother goddess. Same with Islam, Allah was a pagan god. The Big Three all have pagan roots with gods who originally pagan.