Who Was St. Patrick?

Did you wear something green today? Did you celebrate St. Patrick’s day today? Do you even know who he was or what he did? Did you drink some green beer today to honor a man you know nothing about.?

He didn't drive snakes from Ireland. He didn't use the clover to illustrate the trinity. He didn't call down fire on druid priests. He was not sent there by the pope. (He was from the Celtic church in England that didn't follow the pope.) Those are all fictions written by catholic monk’s years after Patrick died.

The facts are that he was kidnapped and made a slave in Ireland as a teenager. He escapes and returns home. He then says he is called by God back to Ireland as a missionary. He then proceeds to convert thousands of Irish people to Christ and puts an end to the druid religion. Amazing story.

Click here to read about St Patrick's life.

Click here to watch a video about Him.

Read the Confession of St. Patrick to get a better understanding of the man. It is one of only two writings we know were truly written by him.

The question is should we be celebrating the life of a man if we don't know anything about him? Did he believe and follow the truth? And if he was a great missionary to Ireland, should we remember his work of preaching the gospel by violating it and getting drunk?

Click here to read more about what the Bible has to say about drinking alcohol.