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The practice of honoring people on the earth ties into honoring and venerating saints as well
Some Protestants object to the notion and practice of imitating exceptionally holy and righteous people. Moreover, they argue that such imitation reduces or collapses to veneration, which in turn is “indistinguishable” from worship. If that’s true (it isn’t), then according to this reasoning, the Bible teaches that human beings are to be worshiped. But of course, it doesn’t do that.
Holy Scripture teaches (just like Catholics do) that God alone is to be worshiped and adored, and that saintly human beings ought to be imitated, honored and venerated, because, after all, God shares his glory with them. Paul commands his followers to imitate him, just as he, in turn, imitates Christ (1 Corinthians 11:1; 1 Thessalonians 1:6). The motif of imitation is found in at least 16 passages of the New Testament:
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Some Protestants object to the notion and practice of imitating exceptionally holy and righteous people. Moreover, they argue that such imitation reduces or collapses to veneration, which in turn is “indistinguishable” from worship. If that’s true (it isn’t), then according to this reasoning, the Bible teaches that human beings are to be worshiped. But of course, it doesn’t do that.
Holy Scripture teaches (just like Catholics do) that God alone is to be worshiped and adored, and that saintly human beings ought to be imitated, honored and venerated, because, after all, God shares his glory with them. Paul commands his followers to imitate him, just as he, in turn, imitates Christ (1 Corinthians 11:1; 1 Thessalonians 1:6). The motif of imitation is found in at least 16 passages of the New Testament:
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True ‘Bible Christians’ Imitate and Venerate the Saints
The practice of honoring people on the earth ties into honoring and venerating saints as well
