My Life Verses

Proverbs 28:14 Blessed is the man who always fears the LORD, but he who hardens his heart falls into trouble.


Philippians 4:13 I can do everything through HIM who gives me strength.


1 John 4:19 We love because HE first loved us.


Jeremiah 17:7 But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in HIM.


Proverbs 19:21 Many are the plans in a person's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails.

Saturday, January 7, 2012

The Black Nazarene of Quiapo

Every year, every January 9th of the year the “Black Nazarene of Quiapo” is being celebrated here in Philippines, considered as one of the spectacular events, many devotees / followers are going to Quiapo to walk and take part in the procession to celebrate as a sign of their faith and vow. This carved image is from Spain and brought here in the Philippines by the Spaniards at the year 1607, on the way here the ship caught fire burning this statue, thus this statue survived the fire and still in shape and never got burned only gotten black. Since then, the people who are weak in faith started worshipping this so called miraculous statue. They believed that this carved image is god, that it is from heaven and is powerful, for they believed that this image has bring their lives miracle, comfort, healing, 2nd life, power and richness. When the procession starts, chaos starts, devotees on bare foot (as a sign of humbleness ) aggressively trying to come near and touch the statue or throw their handkerchiefs to the statue and have it back. (** humble and aggressive action hmm very contradicting..) Unconsciously for these devotees, every year a life is being taken away as a sacrifice with the way they worship the statue they call god.

Questions pop out on my mind.. Would a true real GOD like to take another more life as a sacrifice? Jesus already died for us, period. GOD is GOD, HE never changes HIS words.
Does our true real GOD wants chaos in worshipping HIM? I think HE is pleased with a more peaceful worship. Is being on barefoot is a sign of humbleness? I don’t think so, it is not written in the Bible.

And I tell you, isn’t it so clear in the Bible that we shall not bow down to any hand made carvings or any image made of woods or stones or any earthly material? (Exodus 20:4; Isaiah 44:9-12; Isaiah 37:19) it is written in the ten commandments, the law of Moses, which I believe that is also written in the Roman Catholic Churches Bible.

May GOD forgive all sinner. May their eyes be opened to the truth.

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