Christianity is in fact, a Pagan religion!

As this debate is coming to an end, I just want to say it's been a privilege debating with my opponent, this being my very first debate. -"Clearly my opponent does not know where christmas trees come from; clearly he doesn't know that Christmas trees are decorated, and it is clear he does not know how Christmas trees are cut down (axe or saw) from where the location where they're grown!" Okay, first of all, I know all of that. I'm just saying that the verse that you used (Jeremiah 10:3-4) was not talking about Christmas trees, it was talking about idols! How people cut down a tree and use the wood from the tree to chisel it into an idol. And they decorate it with all this gold and silver. -"They pay no attention to what is currently evolving around them" Actually, we Christians know what is happening around the world. We are aware that some bad stuff is happening around the world. - "Christians see this world as rainbows and flowers, and it is now. They really think that all believers will be saved, but again, the Bible says otherwise." Okay, first of all, I just want to point out that Christians don't see the world as rainbows and flowers. And I don't really understand what opponent is trying to say in the first sentence. So he says that Christians thinks that the world is all rainbows and flowers, and it IS? So my opponent thinks that the world IS rainbows and flowers? Second of all, we agree that not ALL believers will be saved. But if they believe and they follow God's Laws and Commandments, they have "a great chance" of being saved. - "So you just confessed that you Christians don't know when the EXACT date The Messiah rose, so then why do you all preach that Easter is the day The Messiah rose?" I just explained all that in my last argument. Clearly, my opponent didn't have the time to read all that. Like I said, Jesus was crucified during the Last Supper, on the Passover. Three days after the Passover, Jesus Christ rose from the dead. And we know that Easter Sunday is on, well, a Sunday. So on the Thursday before Easter Sunday, we recognize the day that we remember Him being crucified. See, we don't know the EXACT date The Messiah rose, but we have chosen a date to remember and celebrate His Resurrection. - "Don't you think The Creator's Word (The BIBLE) should remind you Christians that your "Jesus Christ" died for your sins on the cross? Why do you need a symbol to remind you all of HIS sacrifice?" Back then when the cross became a symbol in Christianity, I guess symbols were pretty important. See, Christianity isn't the only religion with a symbol. Muslims, they have a crescent and a star and Jews, they have David's Star. All that, the cross, the crescent, David's Star, these are all kind of similar to a flag. It symbolizes our religion. When you see the cross, you would most likely automatically think, "Christianity". So that's why we have the cross. So the cross isn't just a symbol for Christians, but it's also symbol that represents our religion. - "So then why do you Christians continue preaching that if you believe in the Son of The Most High, you will be saved and your name will be written in the book of Lamb?" Well, yah, you still have to believe in the Son of The Most High, but of course you can't just say you do and go on doing sinful things. We do preach that if you believe in Jesus Christ, you will be saved. But you must also follow his Laws and do good. this is my answer to your answer. - "Why is it so hard to keep Yahuah's laws/commandments, I do not see why that is so hard, that is if you truly love HIM!" Why is it so hard? Yes, there is temptation. And yes, we Christians do cry out to the Lord and ask Him to help us through our darkest of times. It's just that with all this temptation and pressure in the imperfect world, we get a bit tempted into doing sinful things, but we have to ignore the temptation and continue following God's Laws. -"So then what does Matthew 15:24 mean?"(Matthew 15:24 --He answered, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.")In Matthew Chapter 15, it talks about a woman coming to Jesus and asking if He could heal her daughter who was possessed by a demon. His answer is that because He was first saving the lost sheep of Israel. And when he resurrected, He told his disciples in Acts 1:8, "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you;and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria,and to the ends of the earth." Therefore, Jesus Christ was not just for the lost sheep of Israel, but also for the lost sheep of the whole world. My opponent also wanted me to read Chapter 3 of the Book of John, and I did. Jesus was talking to a rabbi named Nicodemus who was asking Him about new life. - "No one is born gay, gays are so weak minded that they let the filthy evil spirits guide them, and that is why it is their choice." I have had a lot of gay friends who tell me stories of how they try so hard to be normal and how they try to like the opposite gender, but they can't. It's not like they CHOSE to like the same gender. And it's not because they're weak-minded! If you think gay people are so weak-minded then explain that to Elton John or Ellen DeGeneres. - "So again what do easter bunnies and easter eggs have to do with the resurrection of your "Jesus"?" Okay, so what? The Easter bunny and Easter eggs were just a couple of traditions that people created. But it's not like we worship the Easter bunny or anything. We still worship the Lord Almighty and recognize the time that He was crucified and resurrected from the dead to save us from our sins. And if ALAHIM had traditions for Easter, what would they? I know my opponent won't really have the opportunity to tell me, but I just want to point out that nowhere in the Bible did it say that God had any traditions for Easter, but it is clear that my opponent thinks so. - "Why do you all celebrate it if it is not a "Christian" holiday?"Not ALL Christians celebrate it. Some do, and we just do simple stuff like give our loved ones or friends some chocolates or sweet letters. I guess that's why some Christians celebrate Valentine's Day, to appreciate each other and show love to each other. (Mark 12:31 --The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these.) Overall, I just want to say that Christianity is not a pagan religion. Let me remind you that the definition of Pagan is a person who worships many gods or the nature of the earth. That's not what Christians do. Christians worship the God Almighty and His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ. And I also just want to say you can't necessarily control another person's religion. If they have different customs or traditions in religion, then that's fine. Win or lose, it's been great debating this topic and it's been a great first debate.