Nobody can deny that to honor our ancestors is the right thing to do.
We would not be alive in this world today if not for our parents, grand parents, great grandparents, great great grandparents, and great...great...etc.
It was in the purpose of God that we came from this lineage just as Jesus' lineage was specified in the Bible for all generations to observe - and all Bible scholars to study.
Lest I be accused of dishonoring my ancestors, there is a stark difference between honoring them while they are alive and worshiping them when they are dead.
I believe, that the current practice of ancestor worship in many countries is worship and that is wrong. Worship is only to be accorded to God and no one else. All other forms of worship is idolatry and especially worship to a created being - man.
Let's decide to honor them, respect them - and not worship them.
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Honor or Workship, just a matter of terms.
ReplyDeleteI believe, the intent is important to determine whether it's workship or honor.
To me, I choose to believe it's a way of honoring. I don't pray to deity coz I don't believe in it. But as to my ancestor, I choose to do so.
I find it hard to accept religion in Malaysia is that we openly say that we respect others, and yet we go about to discredit other. Therefore, I choose not to believe in anything.... whereas when I am in overseas, I can openly embrace Christianity coz it gives more meaning to believe in the lord, rather than what our preacher do in Malaysia.