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Ok. What would a church service look and sound like, if we had nothing in it over which people divide?
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Because others think its sin. If folks would rather put an unnecessary stumbling block in front of others thats their business. To me however is shows that the church is lacking in discernment.Some things which are not strictly necessary are still very useful to many. Why not allow those people what is helpful to them in their faith?
As long as you don't worship it in the process. Worship is for God alone.Then it is indeed ok to bow down to a graven image?
As long as you don't worship it in the process. Worship is for God alone.
OF COURSE WE DON'T! You're thinking in English, and the Church is Latin and Greek. Try to look at the Greek words latria, dulia, hyperdulia. Because I know you won't look it up:That's double talk, plain and simple. Already on this very thread I believe someone said they "reverenced" Mary, and who was it that said it was just "Veneration"? Now read the following and not only will you see those two terms, but how many other of the terms in the definition describe exactly what you do with Mary? Are you really going to tell me you don't "adore" her? As a matter of fact, most if not all the terms used to describe worship are what you do towards Mary, and you know it.
Maybe this will finally make some of you see that you just refuse to see, but I knew it wouldn't happen, people are stubborn, and never will see some things, even if everything is at stake. *sigh
wor·ship
/ˈwərSHəp/
noun
noun: worship
verb
- 1.
the feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for a deity.
"the worship of God"
synonyms: reverence, veneration, adoration, glorification, glory, exaltation; More
devotion, praise, thanksgiving, homage, honor;
archaicmagnification
"the worship of idols"
- the acts or rites that make up a formal expression of reverence for a deity; a religious ceremony or ceremonies.
"the church was opened for public worship"
synonyms: service, religious rite, prayer, praise, devotion, religious observance
"morning worship"- adoration or devotion comparable to religious homage, shown toward a person or principle.
"our society’s worship of teenagers"
synonyms: admiration, adulation, idolization, lionization, hero worship
"he contemplated her with worship"- archaic
honor given to someone in recognition of their merit.- British
used in addressing or referring to an important or high-ranking person, especially a magistrate or mayor.
noun: His Worship; noun: Your Worship; plural noun: Worships
"we were soon joined by His Worship the Mayor"
verb: worship; 3rd person present: worships; past tense: worshipped; past participle: worshipped; gerund or present participle: worshipping; past tense: worshiped; past participle: worshiped; gerund or present participle: worshiping
1.
show reverence and adoration for (a deity); honor with religious rites.
"the Maya built jungle pyramids to worship their gods"
synonyms: revere, reverence, venerate, pay homage to, honor, adore, praise, pray to, glorify, exalt, extol; More
Of course you worship her.
OF COURSE WE DON'T! You're thinking in English,
A special term was coined to refer to the special honor given to the Virgin Mary, who bore Jesus—God in the flesh—in her womb.