Ark hunter: Today's Christianity packed with paganism

TESTING THE FAITH
Posted: February 07, 200911:15 pm Eastern© 2009 WorldNetDaily

Ark hunter: Christianity packed with paganism'1st century believers would have never accepted this'

Richard Rives, right, and son David hunting for the Ark of the Covenant in Jerusalem in 2003.
A Tennessee historian and author best known for his searches for the Ark of the Covenant – the box containing the Ten Commandments – is now challenging much of modern Christianity, claiming the traditional version of the faith has more in common with ancient paganism than actual biblical content."Today, it is amazing what is being presented as Christianity," says Richard Rives...

"First century believers would have never accepted [today's practices]," the 56-year-old ark hunter told WND. "We must earnestly contend for the faith once delivered to the saints."

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