Every day we are privileged to be alive. We do not deserve to live. Its also interesting to note what 1 John 5:19 states. Simply put: the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one. That would include many of the pagan traditions that have crept into Christianity. According to some scholars, such as Dr. Tony Nugent, teacher of Theology and Religious Studies at Seattle University, and Presbyterian minister, the Easter story comes from the Sumerian legend of Damuzi (Tammuz) and his wife Inanna (Ishtar), an epic myth called “The Descent of Inanna” found inscribed on cuneiform clay tablets dating back to 2100 BC. When Tammuz dies, Ishtar is grief–stricken and follows him to the underworld. In the underworld, she enters through seven gates, and her worldly attire is removed. "Naked and bowed low" she is judged, killed, and then hung on display. In her absence, the earth loses its fertility, crops cease to grow and animals stop reproducing. Unless something is done, all life on earth will end.After Inanna has been missing for three days her assista- See more at: http://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/ancient-pagan-origins-easter-001571#sthash.JUaRDm87.dpuf you may want to examine these things. And examine whether our Lord approves