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Businesses can now take part in holiday décor contest
CHILLICOTHE — A new category for business owners has been added to this year’s Chillicothe Parks & Recreation Department annual Holiday Home Decorating Contest.
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Question by Catfish_Woman154: Is making a paper spiritual birth announcement and putting it in my home practicing idolatry?
I have recently joined a Baptist church. In the weekly flyer they requested that we make and decorate “spiritual birth announcements” and hang them up in our homes as a reminder of our baptism into Christ. Isn’t that making an idol? I’m new at practicing Christianity, but I remember a scripture about God telling people not to make graven images for worship or to bow down to them. To bow down means to hold a special reverence for and not necessarily physically bending the knees because old folks simply can’t bow down to an idol as easily as a young person, but would if they could.
The weekly pamphlet also mentioned taking a bowl of water and putting it on a table and twice a day making a water cross on someone’s forehead in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Again as a reminder of the baptism. I can’t find anything in the Bible that tells me that’s okay to do. Again, sounds Babylonian in nature and not true Christianity. Why do I have to constantly be reminded that I’m baptised? I was there. I remember the whole experience. The Holy Spirit is the one who reminds me with his counseling and other duties he performs while he dwells in me.
This is how I understand what being a true Christian is. You read the word of God a lot and it goes from the mind and into the heart. The Holy Spirit, who dwells in Christians, prompts believers into action that honors God. There is no need for paper reminders or water crosses on the foreheads. When you love somebody, you don’t need a piece of paper on the wall reminding you of them. By the way, I am NOT condoning living in sin without God’s blessing or marriage ceremony.
I have contacted my church leaders concerning this and don’t know what to expect. I’ll either be told it’s okay Christian behavior though not prescribed in the Bible or told if I don’t feel comfortable doing it then I shouldn’t. If I get either answer, I’m finding another Christian church.
I am beginning to get a glimpse of what causes the church (body of Christ) to fall away at the end times. The spiritual impurities such as idolatry blending in with the clean water of a pure faith dilutes their strength to hang on.
What say you?
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Answer by June smiles
I say it is not. If it gives you good feelings to put up such an announcement, do it.
I also think all the statues, rosarys, Saints, like St Francis in your garden are just fine. visual reminder to remember to always give thanks!
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