SUPPOSE you found out that your whole neighborhood has been contaminated. Someone has secretly been dumping poisonous waste in the area, and now the situation is life threatening. What would you do? No doubt, you would move away if you could. But after doing that, you would still face this serious question, ‘Have I been poisoned?’
2 A similar situation arises with regard to false religion. The Bible teaches that such worship is contaminated with unclean teachings and practices. (2 Corinthians 6:17) That is why it is important for you to get out of “Babylon the Great,” the world empire of false religion. (Revelation 18:2, 4) Have you done this? If so, you are to be commended. But more is involved than just separating yourself or resigning from a false religion. Afterward, you must ask yourself, ‘Do any traces of false worship remain in me?’ Consider some examples.
IMAGES AND ANCESTOR WORSHIP
3 Some have had images or shrines in their home for years. Is that true of you? If so, you might feel that it is strange or wrong to pray to God without such a visible aid. You may even feel attached to some of these items. But God is the one who says how he should be worshiped, and the Bible teaches that he does not want us to use images. (Exodus 20:4, 5; Psalm 115:4-8; Isaiah 42:8; 1 John 5:21) So you can take a stand for true worship by destroying any items you own that are connected with false worship. By all means, come to view them as Jehovah does—as something “detestable.”—Deuteronomy 27:15.
4 Ancestor worship also is common in many false religions. Before learning Bible truth, some believed that the dead are conscious in an invisible realm and that they can help or harm the living. Perhaps you used to go to great lengths to appease your dead ancestors. But as you learned in Chapter 6 of this book, the dead have no conscious existence anywhere. Thus, attempts to communicate with them are of no use. Any messages that seem to come from a dead loved one really originate with the demons. Therefore, Jehovah forbade the Israelites to try to talk with the dead or to participate in any other form of spiritism.—Deuteronomy 18:10-12.
5 If the use of images or the practice of ancestor worship was part of your former way of worship, what can you do? Read and ponder over Bible passages that show you how God views these things. Pray to Jehovah daily about your desire to take a stand for true worship, and ask him to help you to think as he does.—Isaiah 55:9.
From prehistoric times man has sought to worship powers of nature, or symbols representing those powers or idols representing those symbols In vulgar minds they become debased superstitions, and seem into competition with the worship of the ONE TRUE GOD.
Worshiping, dead body, animals, idols, heavenly bodies, , astral worship, hero worship, worship of abstract qualities etc are ancient pagan worship. So those who worship all these, are in darkness.
False.God is every where I can respect or worship any thing and every thing.I see God in Idols.Nothing wrong in it.Car- I use it for my living.So it is worthy of worship.Linga -Sign of creation- It is up to me to respect it.Husband-He is within me and I am in him.Nothing wrong in giving respect.Dead Body-He or She.They were my parents till their death.No body can prevent me to worship the body even after the spirit has left it.
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SUPPOSE you found out that your whole neighborhood has been contaminated. Someone has secretly been dumping poisonous waste in the area, and now the situation is life threatening. What would you do? No doubt, you would move away if you could. But after doing that, you would still face this serious question, ‘Have I been poisoned?’
2 A similar situation arises with regard to false religion. The Bible teaches that such worship is contaminated with unclean teachings and practices. (2 Corinthians 6:17) That is why it is important for you to get out of “Babylon the Great,” the world empire of false religion. (Revelation 18:2, 4) Have you done this? If so, you are to be commended. But more is involved than just separating yourself or resigning from a false religion. Afterward, you must ask yourself, ‘Do any traces of false worship remain in me?’ Consider some examples.
IMAGES AND ANCESTOR WORSHIP
3 Some have had images or shrines in their home for years. Is that true of you? If so, you might feel that it is strange or wrong to pray to God without such a visible aid. You may even feel attached to some of these items. But God is the one who says how he should be worshiped, and the Bible teaches that he does not want us to use images. (Exodus 20:4, 5; Psalm 115:4-8; Isaiah 42:8; 1 John 5:21) So you can take a stand for true worship by destroying any items you own that are connected with false worship. By all means, come to view them as Jehovah does—as something “detestable.”—Deuteronomy 27:15.
4 Ancestor worship also is common in many false religions. Before learning Bible truth, some believed that the dead are conscious in an invisible realm and that they can help or harm the living. Perhaps you used to go to great lengths to appease your dead ancestors. But as you learned in Chapter 6 of this book, the dead have no conscious existence anywhere. Thus, attempts to communicate with them are of no use. Any messages that seem to come from a dead loved one really originate with the demons. Therefore, Jehovah forbade the Israelites to try to talk with the dead or to participate in any other form of spiritism.—Deuteronomy 18:10-12.
5 If the use of images or the practice of ancestor worship was part of your former way of worship, what can you do? Read and ponder over Bible passages that show you how God views these things. Pray to Jehovah daily about your desire to take a stand for true worship, and ask him to help you to think as he does.—Isaiah 55:9.
yes, they are in darkness.
From prehistoric times man has sought to worship powers of nature, or symbols representing those powers or idols representing those symbols In vulgar minds they become debased superstitions, and seem into competition with the worship of the ONE TRUE GOD.
Worshiping, dead body, animals, idols, heavenly bodies, , astral worship, hero worship, worship of abstract qualities etc are ancient pagan worship. So those who worship all these, are in darkness.
False.God is every where I can respect or worship any thing and every thing.I see God in Idols.Nothing wrong in it.Car- I use it for my living.So it is worthy of worship.Linga -Sign of creation- It is up to me to respect it.Husband-He is within me and I am in him.Nothing wrong in giving respect.Dead Body-He or She.They were my parents till their death.No body can prevent me to worship the body even after the spirit has left it.
In laptop language && returns authentic in common terms whilst the two are authentic, the place as || returns authentic if any of them is authentic. Its certainty table is a million acts as authentic & 0 acts as fake For and 0 && 0 = 0 0 && a million = 0 a million && 0 = 0 a million && a million = a million For OR 0 || 0 = 0 0 || a million = 0 a million || 0 = 0 a million || a million = a million
Pulls blanket over head! Needs more darkness.
Been acquainted with all.
TRUE.
For Muslims this is true and for other never matters
I'm sure muslims pray to kaaba and tombs
lol
False, you can worship Elvis in daylight-though it's said to be bad for your social life!
Absolutely True.
they are not only living in darkness but also shows proudly that they are fools.
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