For those of you that celebrate Easter, I am sure you have
had your fill of bunnies and eggs. I know I have. I had an exchange
with one of my pastors about Easter and Good Friday and learned a few
things. Easter began as a pagan celebration of Spring. The word
Easter is believed to be derived from the goddess Eostre, which means spring,
and she was worshiped in Northern Europe as the goddess of fertility. The
same virtue was worshipped in the goddess, Ishtar, in Babylonia. No
surprise, her symbols were rabbits and eggs. Apparently, there are
some Christians who are offended by this and are very defensive. I don’t
think there is any need to be offended. I believe that once Jesus came
and was resurrected, believers thought they would rather worship Him than a sex
goddess. There was already a celebration going on in the Spring, so they
just decided to make it about Jesus. Jesus taught a lot of great lessons
while He was here. On the Thursday before his crucifixion, he taught his
disciples that no matter who you are, you were put on this earth to serve, not
to be served - and then He washed their feet. Here is how one artist
depicted that scene
(graphic violence).
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