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NCAN there's a delicate case on your table come and handle it....

asuustrike2009:
Even with the scriptures you're still doubting, smh

If you choose not to understand it's not my problem.

asuustrike2009:
What of bowing down to images?

Though bowing can be used as a posture in worship, not all bowing is worship. The Yorubas do prostrate while greeting elders, 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.

asuustrike2009:
an Idolater is a devoted admirer of idols but what does the Bible say about images and idols?

1. Exodus 20:4-5
“Thou shalt not MAKE unto thee ANY graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not BOW DOWN thyself to them Nor SERVE them.”

Do Catholics MAKE graven images? Yes.
Do Catholics KNEEL down to statues of Mary or Jesus? Yes.
Do Catholics SERVE Mary? Yes, as in “Legion of Mary.”
Do Catholics BOW DOWN and kiss the foot of the pagan god Jupiter which was renamed St Peter? Yes.

2. Leviticus 26:1
“You shall make you NO IDOLS nor GRAVEN IMAGE. Neither rear you up a STANDING IMAGE. Neither shall ye set up any IMAGE OF STONE in your land to bow down unto it.”

Do Catholics rear up STANDING IMAGES? Yes.
Do Catholics set up any IMAGE OF STONE? Yes.

3. Deuteronomy 4:16
“Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and MAKE you a GRAVEN IMAGE, the similitude of ANY FIGURE, the likeness of MALE or FEMALE.”

Do Catholics make graven images of MALE or FEMALE? Yes. Mary is a female. Jesus and the apostles are males.

4. Deuteronomy 16:22
“Neither shalt thou SET thee UP ANY IMAGE: which the Lord thy God HATES.”

Do Catholics SET UP ANY IMAGES? Yes.
Does God HATE IMAGES? Yes.

5. 1 Thessalonians 1:9
“How ye turned to God FROM IDOLS to serve the living and true God.”

Worship means the adoration given to God alone. In this sense Catholics don't worship Mary or any of the other saints. In fact, the Catholic Church forbids any adoration to be given to any one or any thing but God. But in an older use of the term "worship" could cover not just the adoration of God but also the honor given to anyone deserving of honor.

Begin with the word itself. It comes from the Old English weorthscipe, which means the condition of being worthy of honor, respect, or dignity. To worship in the older, larger sense is to ascribe honor, worth, or excellence to someone, whether a sage, a magistrate, or God.

But there are different kinds of worship, just as there are different kinds of honor. The highest honor, and thus the highest worship, is given to God alone, while the honor or worship given to living men or to saints in heaven is of a different sort. Idolatry thus does not simply mean giving worship (in the old sense) to living men or to saints; it means giving them the kind reserved for God.

Nowadays, there is a problem using the word "worship" because in the popular mind it refers to the worship of God alone. For practical purposes it has come to mean nothing else than adoration.

asuustrike2009:
Yet they worship idol. SMH

Can you back up your claim.

The answer to your questions is firmly embedded in your submission.

inMyOpeenion:
Chelsea in talk with Roma to bring in £30M German Defender Antonio Rudiger

But Chelsea, all these speculations is just defense and defense... Nothing improving about Vitolo.
Una wan dey park bus everytime?

Looking eatable

Nice one... Next is a strong and unequivocal press release from the Catholic Bishop Conference that will send chill down Bubu spine.

I just tire for Bubu regime.... Motion seconded.

Op why you wicked like this... Abeg temper Justice with Mercy.

Go and sin no more.... If you've never offend God be the first to cast the stone.

Trash... From the dailies it's obvious that things were relatively better then than now. The rate of suicide in this Bubu regime is unparalleled; so, Op don't even try to juxtapose anything there.

Restructuring is too late it can't salvage anything at this point in time.

Civil servant will accuse the politicians of being corrupt vice versa. But we all know that the biggest corruption ever is been committed by the politicians.

Let's wait and see what happens after the ultimatum as elapsed.

What exactly is Nigeria doing for the masses.... Upon the collection of taxes and the oil proceeds we are still battling for constant power supply, basic amenities and social health insurance.... Our political leaders are cursed they need to seek redemption from God.

So her mum dy nairaland dy look for her erhmmm...

Igbos want to forcefully aligned with Niger Delta because of Oil.... Na wahooo....

That's true... Even Christ said it in Matthew 19: 1-12...Some dudes just forcing themselves into marriage since 1910 AD.

Bubu government and broke and and entry self.

Chiko dy spoil belly.

Since be Buhari came to power he has been doing everything by proxy.... Figure head littered this regime.

Things like this make one not to give marriage a second thought.... Thank God for my life.

2shure:
Wen the enemy is dealing with u in full force.
Na hail mary
Full of grace
Una go dey talk and pray abi.
Catholic are nothing but fools who worship idols
All catholics are hell bound

Ignorance is a disease. Instead of you to seek for knowledge you decide to take solace in your ignorance.

Nice concept. The Gospel must be propagated in what ever form and which ever platform.

NwaAmaikpe:

It can wait there as long as it wants...


Nigerians are not complaining.
As long as it brings back his corpse; that 80million is well justified

Where has your savagery led you to? Try and be diplomatic in your submission at times.

You see why nairaland is malfunctioning it has been hijacked by Cyber Lords Believe this at your own peril.

Business must strive in this recession.

Thieves summoning Thieves.... Nothing wey we nor go see for naija ohh.

Know matter how long, breeze will one day blow flow yash open.

Living an extravagant life and acquiring expensive mansions in foreign currencies at the detriment of the hard working masses. I'm sure he's one of the Governor still holding backlog salaries of civil servant. I really don't have anything to say, may God help us.