Facing West to Renounce the Lie
How the Christian Baptismal Renunciation Performs the Zoroastrian Creed at the Threshold of Initiation eFireTemple “Dost thou renounce Satan? — I renounce. And all his works? — I renounce. And all his pomps? — I renounce.” — Roman Ritual of Baptism “I reject the Daevas… I reject them with my thoughts, words, and deeds. I reject them publicly.” — Yasna 12, the Zoroastrian Creed The Question No One Asks About Christian Initiation There is a question every Christian baptism asks the convert that no one has ever paused to wonder about.
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How the Christian Baptismal Renunciation Performs the Zoroastrian Creed at the Threshold of Initiation eFireTemple “Dost thou renounce Satan? — I renounce. And all his works? — I renounce. And all his pomps? — I renounce.” — Roman Ritual of Baptism “I reject the Daevas… I reject them with my thoughts, words, and deeds. I reject them publicly.” — Yasna 12, the Zoroastrian Creed The Question No One Asks About Christian Initiation There is a question every Christian baptism asks the convert that no one has ever paused to wonder about. Before the water is poured, before the Trinitarian formula is spoken, before the candidate is welcomed into the body of Christ, they are required to deliver a triple renunciation. Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, Lutheran — the Western liturgical traditions all agree on this.
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Yasna · Avesta · Hebrew Bible