THIS IS A MESSAGE ONLY FOR BORN AGAIN CHRISTIANS!
Meaning… People that one day their spirit got born again WHEN they accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord, repented from their sins, gave their lives to God and now ARE living in the fullness of His Word. No mistakes.
I’m getting a little upset when I’m seeing some “Christians” placing posts in reference to Lent and Ashes Wednesday. It irritates me the lake of knowledge that some “Christians” are dwelling in.
First... there is no such thing in the whole Bible, God’s Word (our manual for a good life), about Lent or Ash Wednesday. The apostles and the early church NEVER celebrated such events. Secondly... we don’t see ANY reference about these two events, being mentioned by ANY of the apostles.
So why are some “Christians” and some “Christian churches” falling into this error?
Here are some updates on this subject. Hope that some of you might wake up and think wisely, according to God’s Word, and put aside ANYTHING that has to do with religious costumes, traditions and inventions. We Christians have NOTHING to do with religious practices, and nothing to do with religion. Jesus Christ didn’t come to this world to give us a religion but a kingdom. And with Him... there’s no connection of religion. Our connection with Him is a relationship. Meaning… no third party. No operator putting us on hold to see if He’s available, after confirming our identification. We have a direct line!
The earliest documentation related to Lent dates back to the third century. In the writings of Dionysius, the Bishop of Alexandria, he writes a letter to the Basilides to address the length of Lent. At the Council of Nicea, convened by the Emperor Constantine, in 325 CE, there was a discussion of a 40-day Lenten season of fasting, but no one knows exactly when the practice officially began.
There is still a need to know how Ash Wednesday got started. Until the seventh century, the first day of Lent always began on a Sunday, but in 601 AD, Pope Gregory (the Great) changed the days to begin on a Wednesday, and implemented the removal of Sundays in counting the duration of Lent. Instead, he changed Sundays to feast days. He then called the beginning of Lent Ash Wednesday. It appears that Gregory even determined the practice of marking people’s foreheads with crosses made of ashes as a symbol of repentance. He equated the practice to the Old Testament custom of wearing sackcloth and ashes during a time of incredible grieving or repentance.
Up until the 800s, most Christians were not allowed to eat anything during Lent, with the exceptions of Sundays. Water was only allowed during this time. Sometime during the 800s this practice changed, however. People were then allowed to eat after 3 pm, and in the 1400s people could eat after noon. In 1966, during the Second Vatican Council, the Catholic Church restricted fasting to Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
When I was a teenager I heard the following quote… “Truth never changes”.
I’m getting a little upset when I’m seeing some “Christians” placing posts in reference to Lent and Ashes Wednesday. It irritates me the lake of knowledge that some “Christians” are dwelling in.
First... there is no such thing in the whole Bible, God’s Word (our manual for a good life), about Lent or Ash Wednesday. The apostles and the early church NEVER celebrated such events. Secondly... we don’t see ANY reference about these two events, being mentioned by ANY of the apostles.
So why are some “Christians” and some “Christian churches” falling into this error?
Here are some updates on this subject. Hope that some of you might wake up and think wisely, according to God’s Word, and put aside ANYTHING that has to do with religious costumes, traditions and inventions. We Christians have NOTHING to do with religious practices, and nothing to do with religion. Jesus Christ didn’t come to this world to give us a religion but a kingdom. And with Him... there’s no connection of religion. Our connection with Him is a relationship. Meaning… no third party. No operator putting us on hold to see if He’s available, after confirming our identification. We have a direct line!
The earliest documentation related to Lent dates back to the third century. In the writings of Dionysius, the Bishop of Alexandria, he writes a letter to the Basilides to address the length of Lent. At the Council of Nicea, convened by the Emperor Constantine, in 325 CE, there was a discussion of a 40-day Lenten season of fasting, but no one knows exactly when the practice officially began.
There is still a need to know how Ash Wednesday got started. Until the seventh century, the first day of Lent always began on a Sunday, but in 601 AD, Pope Gregory (the Great) changed the days to begin on a Wednesday, and implemented the removal of Sundays in counting the duration of Lent. Instead, he changed Sundays to feast days. He then called the beginning of Lent Ash Wednesday. It appears that Gregory even determined the practice of marking people’s foreheads with crosses made of ashes as a symbol of repentance. He equated the practice to the Old Testament custom of wearing sackcloth and ashes during a time of incredible grieving or repentance.
Up until the 800s, most Christians were not allowed to eat anything during Lent, with the exceptions of Sundays. Water was only allowed during this time. Sometime during the 800s this practice changed, however. People were then allowed to eat after 3 pm, and in the 1400s people could eat after noon. In 1966, during the Second Vatican Council, the Catholic Church restricted fasting to Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
When I was a teenager I heard the following quote… “Truth never changes”.
