I have argued before that we have a de-ritualized culture, a culture that is allergic to rituals. Therefore, we will lose the battle because pagans have rituals as well. Pagans are strengthened by these rituals when they’re exercised in their communities and their religious expressions. But the Apostle Paul is skilled in the Hebraic culture, and the Apostle Paul understands that the Bible is embedded in a culture where rites of entrance are given to people, and where entryways are needed so that a person can be transferred from one old world to a new world.
