Posted on 07/28/2015 2:48:38 PM PDT by NYer
Venerating or worshiping. I see no difference...and I doubt others fail to see the difference as well.
Wonder if God does.
Looks to me that way too Trisham.....looks like they’re traveling with it to other areas as well which again indicates it’s a “attention” seeking.....but their are fools who will do so...as always they are in every corner of the world.
from an article....” in Detroit and leave it there ‘temporarily’ before moving it to Arkansas, where they plan to set it beside the Ten Commandments at the State Capitol. This is the same statue they attempted to erect months ago in the Oklahoma State Capitol.
Neither do I as all who bend before idols are worshiping what they stand for....so it's all worship no matter what other colorful name people might use to excuse their behavior....you bend the knee, fold your hands as in prayer...you're worshiping. and yes God sees it as worshiping....scripture attests to that clearly.
I think its for shock value more than anything
wait till these guys figure out that a curse has been placed on them and they start seeing its manifestations..
“By default, a person’s soul belongs to Satan. (Adam. Original Sin.) That changes when/if a person accepts Christ into his heart.”
Not so. While it is possible to lose our soul, no soul belongs to Satan. Every soul belongs to God who is Creator (Original Owner), Almighty (Supreme Authority), and Redeemer (having bought back what was lost).
Ezekiel 18:4
Behold, all souls are Mine;
The soul of the father
As well as the soul of the son is Mine;
The soul who sins shall die.
There is a war against our souls. God is concerned for our souls. He rescues our souls.
Matthew 16:26
For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
1 Peter 2:11
Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul
Ezekiel 13:18-20
Thus says the Lord God: “Woe to the women who sew magic charms on their sleeves and make veils for the heads of people of every height to hunt souls! Will you hunt the souls of My people, and keep yourselves alive? And will you profane Me among My people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, killing people who should not die, and keeping people alive who should not live, by your lying to My people who listen to lies?”
Therefore thus says the Lord God: “Behold, I am against your magic charms by which you hunt souls there like birds. I will tear them from your arms, and let the souls go, the souls you hunt like birds.”
James 5:20
let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and cover a multitude of sins.
1 Peter 1:9
receiving the end of your faith—the salvation of your souls.
Was Obama there? He should have been since his intellectual mentor was Saul Alinsky who dedicated his book to “Lucifer”.
“Logical” says Mr. Spock.
I’m afraid I missed that one.
Nahhh, you’re kidding.
Prove I’m wrong.
I don’t believe so, or that you could find a Christian pastor who would say so. Jesus said what He did to the spiritual leaders at that time of the nation chosen by God to know Him and receive the Messiah. These leaders, more than anyone, had been prepared to recognize the Messiah, and as shepherds of the people, had the greatest responsibility to do so. Yet despite hearing Jesus’ teaching, and seeing for themselves and hearing of his miracles, they said He did wonders by the power of Satan. I have read, too, that why Jesus said this to them following the miracle of Him casting the demon out of the blind and dumb man, is that as the Jews believed that casting out a demon required finding out its name from the possessed person, that a sign of the Messiah to look for would be Him casting a demon out of a mute person. Yet, when Jesus did, they denied He was the Messiah and accused Him of doing wonders by the power of the devil, for the sake of keeping their comfortable, exalted positions as religious leaders.
With the people signing this document, there is no doubt a mix in how much of God’s light they’ve received. There could be among them some former, or even, present Christian “pastors.” On the other hand, to many young people, this could just be something else outrageous to do for the “high.” Of course, Satan, as the father of lies, wants people to dismiss it as a game, at one level, but also to live in fear that they have actually bound themselves to him at another, but I can’t imagine that if anyone repented of doing this and acknowledged Jesus as Lord and Savior of the world, as the Gospels depict Him, that any pastor would tell him he had damned himself by signing that document. And there are testimonies of ex-Satanists who have become Christians. Someday some of those who signed this document just might too. Jesus said He came to save men’s souls, not destroy them.
signing such a document (in jest or not) invites demons into your life. those people will have a hard time breaking free from that. if you were to track all 700 of them for the next decade or two, i’m sure you’d find much higher rates of suicide, drug addiction, sex addiction, overdoses, etc. than the general populace.
you just don’t play around with these forces and escape unscathed.
I think I would sign the name Jon Liebowitz.
Anyway, the skinny-leg, narrow-hipped object of their affections in that photo of the statue makes him look pretty ball-less.
They thought of that, and put language in the contract that simply by your signing of the document, whether real or fake name, was binding.
Like I said, if you'd already bought a ticket, and if that ticket didn't disclose the necessity of signing a contract even after buying the ticket, then they are guilty of bait and switch, and can be sued for it.
If they were there in the first place, they were already on that path. Even if this event had not taken place, I'd wager that all 700 of these people (I'm surprised they didn't limit it to 666), would have a higher rate of suicide, drug addiction, sex addiction, overdoses, etc...
The beautiful thing is that they want you to sign a document swearing allegiance to a deity they don’t believe in.
The devil’s first lie is to convince you that he doesn’t exist.
Always ask yourself WWSD - What Would Satan Do?
I’m not clear on whether you mean God or Satan.
True. They will break into a church to steal the Sacrament from the Tabernacle, but leave behind the gold chalice and unconsecrated hosts. They will go to Communion and steal a single Host, when anybody can order a whole bag of unconsecrated hosts from a catalog.
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