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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Mary and Jesus in Islam Finally, Is It Christianity Or Paganism? Is Today's form of Christianity really the creed revealed by the Almighty to Jesus son of Mary, or is it a revival of ancient Paganism? This question may raise some eyebrows, and it may wake up a drowsy reader, but it is a question quite valid and relevant.

If one traces pagan doctrines, he will be struck with similarities between what the pagans used to practice (and some still do) and what today's Christians practice at their churches. The traces of paganism in Christianity can be seen in: 1) the concept of Christ as the “son of God,” 2) the Trinity, 3) the Incarnate Saviour, 4) the Second Advent, 4) the Virgin Birth, 5) the Sacraments, and 6) the Communion of Saints.

You can also add to this list the organized order of saints, the choir (an offspring of the pagan chorus), the singing and dancing..., etc. All these are very well known practices of paganism in various parts of the world and by various cultures.

Were we to discuss each one of them, we would need not one but many volumes; so, let us be contented with discussing the most important of all of them: the concept of Jesus Christ as the “son of God.” This concept is directly linked to the pagan “sun god,” or god of the sun, hence Sunday[^1], the day when the sun god, in his various names [^1] According to The Columbia Viking Desk Encyclopedia, early Christians observed the first day of the week (Monday) as their Sabbath “in commemoration of the Resurrection.” Some sects, such as Seventh-Day Baptists, have reverted to Saturday.

“Monday,” by the way, was the Babylonian day when the moon__hence moon-day, Monday__was worshipped. (113) and attributes, is worshipped. If we study these sun gods, we will see the link between their worship and the concept of Jesus Christ as the “son of God.”[^1] When Jesus Christ came to this world, sun worship was a religion that prevailed throughout the world.

Well known sun gods whose worship had been popular throughout the Mediterranean countries at one time or another are: Attis of Phrygia (central Asia Minor), Adonis of Syria, Dionysius or Bacchus of Greece, Bel (or Baal) of Babylon, Osiris and Horus of Egypt, and Ithras or Mithra of Persia.