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Changes imposed by sinful syncretism are subtle and usually occur slowly and insidiously. Little by little the culture drifts away from [[God]] and His standards. This is exactly what happened in the 8th century [[B.C.]] when the northern kingdom of [[Israel]] was conquered by the Assyrians. People of Israel “sold themselves” to the worship of golden calves, became involved in astrology, sorcery and other occult practices. They even practiced the horrible pagan ritual of sacrificing their children “in the fire” to pagan gods. In 2 Kings 17:24-41 we read that the Assyrians not only took some of the people of Israel away to Assyria as captives, but they re-populated the land with peoples from other areas of the Assyrian Empire. Intermarriage took place, and this mixed race became known as the “Samaritans.” This was the origin of the Samaritan people, who are mentioned in the New Testament at the time of Christ and the apostles.<ref name="GT2007">{{cite journal |title=BEWARE The Sin of Syncretism |author=David R. Reid |journal= Grace & Truth |publisher=GTPRESS |place=Danville, IL., USA |date=Feb 2007 |url=https://www.gtpress.org/gtweb/gtmag/mag07/feb07/issues.html}}</ref>

Changes imposed by sinful syncretism are subtle and usually occur slowly and insidiously. Little by little the culture drifts away from [[God]] and His standards. This is exactly what happened in the 8th century [[B.C.]] when the northern kingdom of [[Israel]] was conquered by the [[Assyrian]]s. People of Israel “sold themselves” to the worship of golden calves, became involved in [[astrology]], [[sorcery]] and other [[occult]] practices. They even practiced the horrible [[pagan]] ritual of sacrificing their children “in the fire” to pagan gods. In 2 Kings 17:24-41 we read that the Assyrians not only took some of the people of Israel away to Assyria as captives, but they re-populated the land with peoples from other areas of the Assyrian Empire. [[Intermarriage]] took place, and this mixed race became known as the “[[Samaritans]].” This was the origin of the Samaritan people, who are mentioned in the New Testament at the time of Christ and the [[apostle]]s.<ref name="GT2007">{{cite journal |title=BEWARE The Sin of Syncretism |author=David R. Reid |journal= Grace & Truth |publisher=GTPRESS |place=Danville, IL., USA |date=Feb 2007 |url=https://www.gtpress.org/gtweb/gtmag/mag07/feb07/issues.html}}</ref>

==Syncretism in the historical literature==

==Syncretism in the historical literature==