6.000 Roman Catholics bow before a piece of flesh
An estimated 6,000 pilgrims braved heavy rain to venerate the
relic of St. John Vianney’s heart when it arrived in England in July
2012.
“This relic represents a call to the heart, a call to return to what
must lie at the heart of the life our parishes declining or apparently
flourishing in city, town and countryside,” Bishop Mark Davies of
Shrewsbury told pilgrims at Liverpool’s Cathedral of Christ the King on
July 6.
Source: Ewtnnews.com
My comment:
It is almost impossible to understand, why Roman Catholics wants to bow and pray in front of a dead piece of rotten meat.
Why at all, cut a heart out of a corpse, put in in a box, and carry it around the World?
It is close to impossible to understand this, since Jesus of the Bible
told us to pray in a totally different manner. He told us to go into a
room, close the door and pray to the Father who is unseen.
The Messiah could not be a law breaker and a lawless man. It is absolutely unheard for Him to bow before pieces of created beings, when praying to His Father in Heaven.
The second commandment is crystal clear: Worship the Creator God, an absolutely nothing else. There are curses waiting for those who disobey.
Did Jesus visit the tomb of the Patriarchs, to pray in front of a skull or a pierce of the corpse of dead men?
Is there any verse in the Bible, where Jesus permits this kind of lawlessness?
If not:
Why do the Roman Catholic Bishop do what God hates, and demand that all who follow this religion shall copy him?
Lets take a look at more pictures from several masses in Roman Catholic Churches across the United Kingdom over the past week:
The truth is not only painful. It must be shocking for all who are
Roman Catholics, or proclaim the Vatican to be a part of the Christian
family.
The Roman Catholic veneration, adoration, or call it whatever you wish, is cruel bondage to Satan. They are forced to do what God hates, and put a curse on them selves and their children.
What you have seen is these pictures, is an ongoing spiritual disaster.
Jesus explains through the Apostle Paul, in the letter to the Romans, that because they believed in the lies, God has put a delusion on their mind. So they can not understand. What you have seen in the above pictures are surely cursed people, human beings who will walk straight into the gates of Hell.
In front of them, walks the Pope, his cardinals and archbishops. All Roman Catholics who claim the Pontiff to be the “Holy father” have become followers of an antichrist in the flesh.
Will they ever change? Is there any hope?
The book of Revelation gives us less reasons to be optimistic in regards to Roman Catholics.
But a “Church” that over 1.500 years have rejected the truth, and have made its subjects slaves of sin. All of them will probably just go on from bad to worse, as we approach the end of the age.
Nothing more to say. I rest my case.
First published: 10.07.2012.
Written by Ivar
Archbishop Mark Davies of Shrewsbury pray in front of a piece of flesh, after bowing before the idol.
Source: Ewtnnews.com
My comment:
It is almost impossible to understand, why Roman Catholics wants to bow and pray in front of a dead piece of rotten meat.
Why at all, cut a heart out of a corpse, put in in a box, and carry it around the World?
The cut out heart of a Roman Catholic priest.
The archbishop bow before, and kiss the box that contains the heart of the “saint”.
Matthew 6:6Why is it so difficult for the Archbishop of Shrewsbury to read and understand this?
But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
The Messiah could not be a law breaker and a lawless man. It is absolutely unheard for Him to bow before pieces of created beings, when praying to His Father in Heaven.
The second commandment is crystal clear: Worship the Creator God, an absolutely nothing else. There are curses waiting for those who disobey.
Exodus 20:4-6You can read more about the saints who got his heart cut out, and is supposed to bring blessings to Roman Catholic priesthood and all members of the Order of Knights of Columbus.
“You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.
You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,
but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.
As a part of this worship session, the archbishop makes the Catholic sign of the cross in front of the relic.
The Vatican priesthood carries the deceased heart, to be placed at the altar of this Roman Catholic Church.
Is there any verse in the Bible, where Jesus permits this kind of lawlessness?
If not:
Why do the Roman Catholic Bishop do what God hates, and demand that all who follow this religion shall copy him?
Lets take a look at more pictures from several masses in Roman Catholic Churches across the United Kingdom over the past week:
The Archbishop of Shrewsbury conduct a mass with the heart in the center of the rituals.
The Popes man in Shrewsbury offers incense to the heart of the saint.
The Archbishop bow before the piece of flesh together with his priests and local order brothers.
Instructed by the archbishop, all the local priests have to bow and kiss the box with the heart.
The Roman Catholic veneration, adoration, or call it whatever you wish, is cruel bondage to Satan. They are forced to do what God hates, and put a curse on them selves and their children.
The Roman Catholics curse their own children.
Whole families are called into the cruel bondage of worship of idols, bringing down curses on them selves.
Romans 1:24-26All these people have refused to listen to the truth, and have been lead astray to worship bones, skulls and other remains of moral men.
Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen.
Jesus explains through the Apostle Paul, in the letter to the Romans, that because they believed in the lies, God has put a delusion on their mind. So they can not understand. What you have seen in the above pictures are surely cursed people, human beings who will walk straight into the gates of Hell.
In front of them, walks the Pope, his cardinals and archbishops. All Roman Catholics who claim the Pontiff to be the “Holy father” have become followers of an antichrist in the flesh.
Will they ever change? Is there any hope?
The book of Revelation gives us less reasons to be optimistic in regards to Roman Catholics.
Revelation 9:20I wish they would be able to listen. I wish they would repent, and be found in the Kingdom of Heaven.
The rest of mankind that were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the work of their hands; they did not stop worshiping demons, and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone and wood—idols that cannot see or hear or walk.
But a “Church” that over 1.500 years have rejected the truth, and have made its subjects slaves of sin. All of them will probably just go on from bad to worse, as we approach the end of the age.
Nothing more to say. I rest my case.
First published: 10.07.2012.
Written by Ivar
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Catholics in Poland parade a “holy finger”
“It’s a finger from his right hand from which he often gave a blessing to St. Faustina.”
Roman Catholics in Poland is ready to take a “holy finger” out for a stroll.
The principal celebrant at the Solemn Liturgy on Divine Mercy Sunday came bearing a special gift for the Marians of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
“It’s a finger from his right hand from which he often gave a blessing to St. Faustina,” explained Br. Andrew R. Maczynski, MIC, general promoter of the Association of Marian Helpers.
The relic, which came encased in a golden monstrance, is about 5 centimeters long. It will be placed in the National Shrine, which is administered by the Marians.
Bishop Ozorowski, in whose archdiocese Blessed Michael Sopocko was beatified Sept. 28, 2008, presented the gift during Holy Mass on Sunday.
“We express our sincere gratitude to His Excellency for making it possible that a relic of St. Faustina’s spiritual director will find its place here in the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy,” said Br. Chris Alar, MIC, during the presentation.
Source: Roman Catholic blogger
This is another detail worth mentioning. It is recorded by another Catholic news site
The relic will join another relic in the Shrine — the “basal phalanx” of a great toe of St. Faustina, to be exact. A larger piece of her relic remains in a reliquary within the Shrine.Source: padrimariani.org
My comment:
The skull and bone files on News That Matters will now include some hot stuff from Poland.
Matthew 23:27You have to be completely disconnected to dress up in parade uniform, and start to carry a bone on your shoulders.
“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean.
“Blessed” Michael Sopocko might have put his finger into a lot during his lifetime. That one of his fingers has been cut of from his skeleton is yet another example of the how the bone collectors of Rome has looted corpses.
It is not so strange that Catholics wants to adore more than just a cut off finger. Inside the Shrine it will be entertained by a piece of a “holy toe”
Was this toe just axed off, or did the priest take a big bite?
Written by Ivar
Shalom.
To worship a piece of dead meat is not only sin and rebellion against Jesus. It is tasteless. I fully understand those who keep a hand over their nose.
My calling is to try to explain non believers that Roman Catholicism has absolutely nothing to to with Jesus of the Bible. It seems to be easier for non believers to understand this, than for many religious people. Many have been deceived by their pastors and leaders, and are not willing to listen and repent.
21 In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.
22 All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”
23 Then turning to the disciples he said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see!
24 For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.”
Jesus said ‘I thank you Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding’.
The ‘wise and understanding’ Our Lord was talking about, were the ones who ‘claimed’ to be wise and understanding, who ‘claimed’ to have knowledge, much like those of the Roman Catholic clergy who put on a good show in their ceremonies.
The Father has chosen to bless your eyes so that they see what many would like to see but can’t, you serve Him by freely giving what you have received. May His blessings continue to be bestowed upon you, in Jesus name Amen.
Thanks.
Remember that Jesus has broken his body for us to eat and has given us his blood to drink. That is the only flesh and blood we are to eat and drink. It is equally significant spiritually – it is a covenant. God bless you as you seek Jesus in truth and in faith.
Jesus is Lord
God…and they don’t Repent and Believe The Gospel of Jesus Christ there will continue to be a ‘church like the Catholic Church around until The Lord of Glory calls forth His Reapers and bounds them and gags them all and you if you don’t repent also..and leads you to the Gates of Hell you won’t even be able to hear your own screams…just the moans from your throat for God had His ears open for many years to ‘hear a repentant heart’ so now he don’t want to hear your screams..it would only be for your own self as your whole life was just for your self and to appease men and not Please God…shame on all of also for it took us many years too to turn to His Majesty …I pray you sister will turn quickly too before it is too late…
If one measured Protestants by the same rule, then by using these “graven” images, they would be practicing the “idolatry” of which they accuse Catholics. But there’s no idolatry going on in these situations. God forbids the worship of images as gods, but he doesn’t ban the making of images. If he had, religious movies, videos, photographs, paintings, and all similar things would be banned. But, as the case of the bronze serpent shows, God does not even forbid the ritual use of religious images.
cite Deuteronomy 5:9, where God said concerning idols, “You shall not bow down to them.” Since many Catholics sometimes bow or kneel in front of statues of Jesus and the saints, anti-Catholics confuse the legitimate veneration of a sacred image with the sin of idolatry.
Though bowing can be used as a posture in worship, not all bowing is worship. In Japan, people show respect by bowing in greeting (the equivalent of the Western handshake). Similarly, a person can kneel before a king without worshipping him as a god. In the same way, a Catholic who may kneel in front of a statue while praying isn’t worshipping the statue or even praying to it, any more than the Protestant who kneels with a Bible in his hands when praying is worshipping the Bible or praying to it.
more important, in the Incarnation of Christ his Son, God showed mankind an icon of himself. Paul said, “He is the image (Greek: ikon) of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.” Christ is the tangible, divine “icon” of the unseen, infinite God.
We read that when the magi were “going into the house they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshipped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold, frankincense, and myrrh” (Matt. 2:11). Though God did not reveal a form for himself on Mount Horeb, he did reveal one in the house in Bethlehem.
The bottom line is, when God made the New Covenant with us, he did reveal himself under a visible form in Jesus Christ. For that reason, we can make representations of God in Christ. Even Protestants use all sorts of religious images: Pictures of Jesus and other biblical persons appear on a myriad of Bibles, picture books, T-shirts, jewelry, bumper stickers, greeting cards, compact discs, and manger scenes. Christ is even symbolically represented through the Icthus or “fish emblem.”
Common sense tells us that, since God has revealed himself in various images, most especially in the incarnate Jesus Christ, it’s not wrong for us to use images of these forms to deepen our knowledge and love of God. That’s why God revealed himself in these visible forms, and that’s why statues and pictures are made of them.
‘You’ can say whatever ‘you’ want against the Protestants, but a REAL child of God has NO reason to bow before anything other than God or Jesus Christ and that’s good enough for me.
I keep reading from Catholics especially, “we all use images in one form or another”, etc. as if that validates doing what the Lord Himself has told us NOT to do. As for the ‘bumper stickers, greeting cards, cd’s,”, etc. I can’t remember the last time I’ve actually seen anyone “bow down before any of these items, like the Caths do to images of Mary.
Lastly, “it’s not wrong for us to use images of these forms to deepen our knowledge and love of God”, who are ‘you’ kidding sir, this sounds exactly like the line satan used to trick Eve into eating that piece of fruit. If the God or Jesus Christ didn’t tell me it’s alright to use images of them to pray to Them, then you can bet your sweet life, I have NO intention of listening to satan’s lies and doing so (Romans 3:4).
There’s where yo really blow your argument. “Protestants” have no problem with you bowing in worship to even an image of Jesus, it’s all the rest of your idols and worship of dead men and women.
And I hate to disillusion you, but Mary can’t be the Queen of Heaven. She can be the King Mother, but not the queen. If there was ever to be such a thing, the Queen of Heaven will be the bride of Christ, His church, His redeemed. And that disqualifies idol and bone worshipers.
The Lord Himself told us in the following verses: Exodus 34:17 and Isaiah 45:20, not to bow down to any statues, idols, etc., but too many refuse to believe His Word and do what they please, and will pay the price for doing so in the end. God help and deliver these folks before it’s too late we pray.
The word protest comprises the first seven letters of Protestant.
Protestants attack the Catholic Church by saying there is no need of a Pope. All of you need to start looking back at History!!! Well, they should look in their own back yard first, because each Protestant acts as his or her own pope. There are millions of “popes” in Protestantism, and all of them are running around claiming that their personal opinion regarding the interpretation of Scripture is the truth. Are there really millions of truths? I thought Holy Scripture said there was only one truth.
Martin Luther, the founder of Protestantism, lamented as he said these things after he had seen the damage that individual interpretation of Holy Scripture had done to his movement,
“This one will not hear of Baptism, and that one denies the sacrament, another puts a world between this and the last day: some teach that Christ is not God, some say this, some say that: there are as many sects and creeds as there are heads. No yokel is so rude but when he has dreams and fancies, he thinks himself inspired by the Holy Ghost and must be a prophet.”
De Wette III, 61. quoted in O’Hare, THE FACTS ABOUT LUTHER, 208.
Protestants who claim to follow Holy Scripture literally, practice a false man-made doctrine which they have labeled Sola Scriptura or “Bible Only”, a term virtually unknown before the Protestant revolt of the early sixteenth century. In other words, they say that the Bible is all they need or want because they claim it contains everything necessary for salvation. Anything outside of the Bible is immaterial and should simply be ignored or discarded. By taking such a narrow view of salvation history, they have boxed themselves in to a limited knowledge of Christianity. This grave limitation exposes them to increased and compounded error, because for them to believe in anything, therefore, they must be able to find it in the Bible. However, the very doctrine of Sola Scriptura itself, is not to be found anywhere in Holy Scripture, as I have documented in the above two links. That being the case, how could anyone practice it and not be accused of hypocrisy?
“The Lord says, “These people worship me with their mouths and honor me with their lips. But their hearts are far from me, and their worship of me is based on rules made by humans.”
Isaiah 29:13
“Jesus told them, “Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites in Scripture: ‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is pointless, because their teachings are rules made by humans.’ “”
Mark 7:6-7
The fact that the man-made “rule” of Sola Scriptura cannot be found in Scripture proves it to be a “rule made by humans”, and this makes it diametrically opposed to Holy Scripture and the words of Jesus Christ.
Since Scripture is not self authenticating, and is not self teaching*, and does not specify which books within it are inspired, how can the Protestant know that the book to which he holds is inspired at all?
*Acts 8:30-31, 2Peter 3:16
Sola Scriptura has failed this most basic test. It is not Biblical. It is certainly not historical before the Protestant revolt. It could not possibly have worked before the invention of the printing press when Bibles became plentiful. It could not possibly have worked when 95% of the masses were illiterate. From the evidence I have presented in this essay, it simply could not, and does not, and never will work. Protestantism fabricated this false man-made doctrine of Sola Scriptura simply because they have nothing else to work with.
Shalom.
It is rather fruitless to publish Roman Catholic booklets on this site. I am doubtful if anyone read your message. So you are misusing your time and energy.
The concerned article you were invited to comment on, display Roman Catholic worshiping a dried heart, that some priests have cut out of a corpse. You need to show me scriptures, where anyone in the Bible have done such a devilish and wicked thing, so we can debate what kind of act this really is.
By use of which spiritual force can this be branded as “holiness”?
If you are not here to debate. Please look for another site.
If it’s not idolatrous, I don’t know what is. And Catholics want us to return to the “mother church”?
The scripture does not lie that admonishes us:.
“Stand fast therefore in the liberty with which Christ has made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.” Galatians 5:1
2nd question: Yes, I have seen Christian denominations moving into politics, and trying to change laws, etc by legislation. Politicians themselves encourage this and even pander to them by playing the “religious card”. But Jesus was not into politics, and He never called His people to be involved in politics either. Perhaps wicked men get elected as part of God’s judgment against a nation of people that have rebelled against him, as history bears out. We see the results of this in our own country, where wicked men have risen to power in direct proportion to the nation itself becoming more debauched and decadent. See Danial 4:17.
I don’t believe the Bible condones “denominations”, Christ was to be the head of one church only, “The Body of Christ”, united in Spirit, not thousands of different groups making up their own rules. As the Word says, “Is Christ divided?” These mainstream organized religious system have become apostate, (fallen away from the true gospel of Jesus Christ). I post about this and many of related issues on my blog.
SpiritualAbuseSanctuary@wordpress.com
Shalom.
You wrote:
But Jesus was not into politics, and He never called His people to be involved in politics either.
My comment:
To claim that Christians should not at all to enter politics, is a difficult one. Because the Reformed Christian world all has always had Christians as members of Parliament and cabinet ministers. Please remember that the parliaments were established for two major purposes. 1. To change the Laws to become in line with Judeo-Christian laws. 2. No collect taxes for redistribution of wealth.
The very constitution of many nations are still based on the values and teaching of Jesus. I believe this would not have happened, if Jesus had not told some people to stand for elections, and take office.
Just think about the state of Israel. Would there today be a Jewish homeland, with out any God fearing man becoming a law maker?
60 years ago, a Frog in the hands of a little boy was a wonder beyond wonders…little girls knew their places of wonders also, no matter where it lead them and they too were at peace…(even the ones who saw evil all around them God showed them (boys and girls) a world of joy also) yet in the world there was still wickedness abounding, cries before The Lord God for mercy, help and many other things the children did not know..further than their own tormented little lives…but Children grow up…even in Churches years ago…The Fear of God was a restraining factor (smile) …. the first time a little boy said a cuss word he just knew God was going to strike him dead on the spot…till he found out ‘God let his parents know’…and it would have been better for God to get them than Pop! …but today as The Word says, there is No Fear of God, even individual pride in the Country they were born in…No Sister, it’s not just because of the ‘Internet or Media’…God Him self has and is Revealing all the wickedness that is going on…some of the ‘aghast is not heard by Christians to these horrific actions in the back alleys for its not in the Churches, in our National Leaders, in the Public Square…accepted by many, telling people not to talk too loud, sshh them…but the bolder ones will not be kept quiet…and knees bent as they cry out in prayer to God. There is no way in Heaven, Hell or Earth that this ‘thing they call a ”Blog” could be so outspoken years ago, about the TRUTH about Religions, National Leaders, Religious Leaders, (those people were stifled as will these today eventually as wickedness abounds)… Ohh No Sister…we were blind but now we see …The Frogs are truly a wonder in the hands of that little boy but the Word of God in the hands of that boy grown to Man-hood is Amazing Grace.. he will continue to shout it on the house-tops what God has told him… These are the ‘mold’ we see that were the Christians in Hebrews 11…are of today, these are the ones who will not let man, beast, hell or earth, change their venue to follow The Lord God thru the fiery storm that is on the horizon…they know… they know… people call these blogs..(smile) …I do believe God calls them ”my people” in the fields laboring in the …Each day these people will speak about Jesus, tell all to pray for Israel and Jerusalem till their tongues fall out…
Matthew 10:27 What I tell you in darkness, that speak in light: and what you hear in the ear, that preach upon the housetops.
Even Catholics should be able to see that bowing before and “adoring” a dehydrated chunk of flesh is more than a tad creepy.
There is lots of bowing to men in the Bible.
The exact same Hebrew phraseology used in first commandment in Exodus is used by righteous Isaac in speaking to Jacob in Genesis 27:29,
“May nations serve you and peoples bow down to you.”
•1 Kings 1:16f: “Bathsheba bowed low and knelt before the king. ‘What is it you want?’ the king asked.” No rebuke from David.
•1 Kings 1:31: “Then Bathsheba bowed low with her face to the ground and, kneeling before the king, said, “May my lord King David live forever!”
•1 Samuel 24:8: “Then David went out of the cave and called out to Saul, ‘My Lord and king!’ When Saul looked behind him, David bowed down and prostrated himself with his face to the ground.”
•1 Samuel 25:23: “When Abigal saw David, she quickly got off her donkey and bowed down before David with her face to the ground. She fell at his feet. . .” Again in v. 41.
•1 Samuel 28:14: “Then Saul knew it was Samuel, and he bowed down and prostrated himself with his face to the ground.”
•2 Samuel 9:6-8: “When Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David,
he bowed down to pay him honor. David said, ‘Mephibosheth! . . . Don’t be afraid, for I will surely show you kindness . . .’ Mephibosheth bowed down and said, ‘What is your servant, that you should notice a dead dog like me?’”
•2 Samuel 14:33: “Then the king summoned Absalom, and he came in and bowed down with his face to the ground before the king. And the king kissed Absalom.”
•2 Samuel 18:28: “Then Ahimaaz called out to the king, ‘All is well!’ He bowed down before the king [David] with his face to the ground . . .”
•2 Samuel 22:40, in David’s song of praise to the Lord: “You made my adversaries bow at my feet.” Also Psalm 18:39.
•1 King 1:22f: “While she was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet arrived.
And they told the king, ‘Nathan the prophet is here.’ So he went before the king and bowed with his face to the ground.” Nathan, the prophet, bowing to King David! What blasphemy!
•1 Kings 2:19: “When Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah, the king stood up to meet her, bowed down to her and sat down on his throne.”
•1 Kings 18:7: “As Obadiah was walking along, Elijah met him. Obadiah recognized him, bowed down to the ground, and said, ‘Is it really you, my lord Elijah?’” v. 3 says, “(Obadiah was a devout believer in the Lord…)”
•2 Kings 2:15: “The company of the prophets from Jericho, who were watching, said, ‘
The spirit of Elijah is resting on Elisha.’ And they went to meet him and bowed to the ground before him.”
Also see 2 Samuel 15:5, 2 Samuel 24:20, 1 Kings 1:53, 2 Kings 4:37, and 1 Chronicles 21:21.
Don’t the angels in the Bible correct men when they bow to them (Revelation et al)?
Not always. Cf. Genesis 19:1 and Numbers 22:31 for starters. Note that in Revelation 22:8,
it explicitly says that John “fell down to worship at the feet of the angel.” The angel rebuked him, “Worship God!” Thus it was the worship he was objecting to; not the bowing. As a matter of fact, my concordance and my online KJV do not find any occurrences of people bowing to angels and being rebuked simply for bowing.
I pointed out earlier that on a number of occasions in the Old Testament, you find people bowing down to one another, even prophets to kings or people to prophets, without anyone indicating that something is wrong. Bowing in Eastern culture is a form of honor, and not exclusively associated with worship. This is evident because very frequently, when the Scriptures speak of bowing down in worship to a deity, it says explicitly, “so and so bowed down and worshiped.” but in other places, when people bow down to other people in a non-worship context, it simply says that they bowed down.
Thus worship is not inherent in bowing. Cf.:
• Genesis 24:26, 24:48
•Exodus 4:31, 12:27, 32:8, 34:8
•Deuteronomy 29:26
•1 Kings 1:47
•2 Kings 21:3, 21:21
•2 Chronicles 25:14, 29:28, 29:30, 33:3
•Nehemiah 8:6
•Matthew 2:11, and a number of other places.
ARE YOU SERIOUS????
Go ahead and continue playing mental gymnastics with the Word of God until you are blue in the face — you convince no one that bowing before an idol is “not really worship”.
Your position of “smiley faces” in your post won’t be so smiley anymore when you hear the words, “BE GONE FROM ME YOU WORKER OF INIQUITY — I NEVER KNEW YOU” and you are cast off into the tribulation and possibly eternal damnation if you don’t stop your games.
It gets so old and tiring dealing with the cognitive distortions of those who refuse to yield to the Holy Spirit to glean truth — but rather chase their tail around and around thinking they are so clever in their own eyes.
Come Lord Jesus, as this earth has become absolutely unbearable.
Follow Jesus only.
I understand that it is by grace we are saved but …
Romans 6:1 What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may be increased? 2 By no means.
1John 5:3 In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome.
Exodus 20:4 You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven or on the earth below. 5 You shall NOT BOW down to them.
Matthew 23:9 And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father and he is in heaven.
Matthew 5:19 Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven,
1 Timothy 6:2 ..
These are all things you are to teach and insist on. 3 If anyone teaches otherwise and does not agree to sound instruction of our LORD Jesus Christ and to godly teaching, 4 they are conceited and understand nothing. They have an unhealthy interest in controversies and quarrels about words that result in envy, strife, malicious talk, evil suspicions 5 and constant friction between people of corrupt mind, who have been robbed of the truth and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain.
John 15:20 Remember what I told you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also.