The answer to the question on whether the worship of the image of Sto Nino is a form of idolatry is determined by the answers to the following questions. Is the image of Sto Nino a religious graven image that people serve and bow down to? Does the image of Sto Nino represent Jesus Christ? Do Roman Catholics believe that the image of the Sto Nino is an image of God? Do the people who worship God through the image of Sto Nino make the image share the glory of God?
The Bible says you shall not make any graven images. Exodus 20:4,5. You shall not make unto you 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: You shall not bow down yourself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me.
Obviously, the word “any” in verse 4 of the Bible passage above doesn’t mean that the forbidden graven images refers...
Why do you want to go to heaven? Many want to go to heaven because they don't want to go to hell. It may not be a wrong motive. But there is something wrong if that is the only reason why you want to go to heaven. If you go to heaven, you are going to find yourself either getting down on your face or getting up, worshiping the triune God and especially the Lord Jesus Christ. If you find worship boring down here and you are not interested in worshiping the Lord Jesus and expressing your heart’s desire to Him, why in the world do you want to go to heaven? We are going to spend a lot of time up there worshiping Him. If that is the case, we had better be interested in knowing the things that will make our worship here on earth acceptable to God. In order for our worship to be acceptable to God, we should, first, have the right reasons why we worship God. Secondly, we should have the right attitudes as we worship God. And, finally, we should do our worship in... [More]
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How to Have a Meaningful Life?
September 21, 2010
Your life is empty and meaningless. You long for something that will fill this emptiness. Perhaps you are looking for that something in wealth, entertainment, earthly achievements, family or friends. But, anything that is not permanent does not truly satisfy and nothing and no one in this world is permanent. If you look for meaning and satisfaction in things of this world, you will be disappointed. What will give you real satisfaction is that which is eternal. Something that will never leave you, something that will never run out, something that is eternally important, something that will give true meaning to your meaningless life. That something is someone and that someone is God. He is the one who created you for a purpose. He is the only one that can fill the emptiness in you. He is the true meaning of human existence. To have a personal relationship and fellowship with God is life itself. Not to have that kind of relationship is death. You may be alive, healthy, talented, popular, wealthy and successful, but if you don't have a personal relationship with God, you are still dead. Your life is empty and meaningless. If you are in that kind...
