[b]The practice of putting ashes on one’s forehead has been known from ancient times. In the Nordic pagan religion, placing ashes above one’s brow was believed to ensure the protection of the Norse god, Odin. This practice spread to Europe during the Vikings conquests. This laying on of ashes was done on Wednesday, the day named for Odin, Odin’s Day. Interestingly enough, according to Wikipedia, one of Odin’s names is Ygg. The same is Norse for the World Ash. This name Ygg, closely resembles the Vedic name Agni in pronunciation.

The Norse practice which has become known as Ash Wednesday was itself, drawn from the Vedic Indian religion. Ashes were believed to be the seed Agni , the Indian fire god. It is from this name that the Latins used for fire, ignis. It is from this root word that the English language got the words, ignite, igneous and ignition. Agni was said to have the authority to forgive sins. Ashes were also believed to be symbolic for the purifying blood of the Vedic god Shiva, which it is said had the power to cleanse sins.[/b]

So? Your point is?

tpacalipse:
So? Your point is?

My point is that all those people claiming that Jesus is the light, the truth and the way but yet are committed to these other practices, are lying to themselves.

They do not follow the creed which they profess.

tpacalipse:
So? Your point is?

no point!

mmsen:


My point is that all those people claiming that Jesus is the light, the truth and the way but yet are committed to these other practices, are lying to themselves.

They do not follow the creed which they profess.

an outward sign of inward grace ordained by Christ, by wish grace is giving to our soul. Till ya get to understand wad dat last statement means ma bro ya re in limbo

mmsen:
[b]The practice of putting ashes on one’s forehead has been known from ancient times. In the Nordic pagan religion, placing ashes above one’s brow was believed to ensure the protection of the Norse god, Odin. This practice spread to Europe during the Vikings conquests. This laying on of ashes was done on Wednesday, the day named for Odin, Odin’s Day. Interestingly enough, according to Wikipedia, one of Odin’s names is Ygg. The same is Norse for the World Ash. This name Ygg, closely resembles the Vedic name Agni in pronunciation.

The Norse practice which has become known as Ash Wednesday was itself, drawn from the Vedic Indian religion. Ashes were believed to be the seed Agni , the Indian fire god. It is from this name that the Latins used for fire, ignis. It is from this root word that the English language got the words, ignite, igneous and ignition. Agni was said to have the authority to forgive sins. Ashes were also believed to be symbolic for the purifying blood of the Vedic god Shiva, which it is said had the power to cleanse sins.[/b]

Ash has significance in the bible as well. It is not necessarily pagan.

You guys should get to the root of this matter o,because I plan on getting my forehead ashed this evening. So,pagan or not?

OREMUSSANCTUS:
an outward sign of inward grace ordained by Christ, by wish grace is giving to our soul. Till ya get to understand wad dat last statement means ma bro ya re in limbo

Where is your evidence that the use of ash is a sign ordained by Christ?

AllNaijaBlogger:





Ash has significance in the bible as well. It is not necessarily pagan.

The point is that the use of ash predates the Bible.

The Jews borrowed their ideas from others.

The Christians have rehashed the idea, the only difference is the name of their deity.

mmsen:


The point is that the use of ash predates the Bible.

They Jews borrowed their ideas from others.

The Christians have rehashed the idea, the only difference is the name of their deity.

old things have passed away....

Bros, leave matter for Mathias

AllNaijaBlogger:





Ash has significance in the bible as well. It is not necessarily pagan.

Believe it or not, its pagan, along with many other catholic practices

You all are just being deceived by these so called catholic leaders

missclassy:

Believe it or not, its pagan, along with many other catholic practices

You all are just being deceived by these so called catholic leaders

I am not catholic ooo

mmsen:
[b]The practice of putting ashes on one’s forehead has been known from ancient times. In the Nordic pagan religion, placing ashes above one’s brow was believed to ensure the protection of the Norse god, Odin. This practice spread to Europe during the Vikings conquests. This laying on of ashes was done on Wednesday, the day named for Odin, Odin’s Day. Interestingly enough, according to Wikipedia, one of Odin’s names is Ygg. The same is Norse for the World Ash. This name Ygg, closely resembles the Vedic name Agni in pronunciation.

The Norse practice which has become known as Ash Wednesday was itself, drawn from the Vedic Indian religion. Ashes were believed to be the seed Agni , the Indian fire god. It is from this name that the Latins used for fire, ignis. It is from this root word that the English language got the words, ignite, igneous and ignition. Agni was said to have the authority to forgive sins. Ashes were also believed to be symbolic for the purifying blood of the Vedic god Shiva, which it is said had the power to cleanse sins.[/b]

And in your quest to find paganism you missed that it was also a Jewish tradition to show repentance and sorrow by covering their bodies in ashes?

Papist:

And in your quest to find paganism you missed that it was also a Jewish tradition to show repentance and sorrow by covering their bodies in ashes?

The Indian practices predate Judaism.

Vedic Sanskrit books predate the Torah.

Many of the beliefs and some of the stories in the Torah were stolen from the Egyption Book of the Dead (which is dated after the Vedic books).

No10:
You guys should get to the root of this matter o,because I plan on getting my forehead ashed this evening. So,pagan or not?

No juju in nigeria will like u in ash how much more God the father son and holy spirit.
Why get your face dirty

Forget it, is irrelivant