Masama ba ang mag bigay o paglagay ng bulaklak sa ibaba ng mga imahen ng mga Santo at kay Maria bilang dekurasyon sa kanilang imahen?
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argumento ng mga Anti-Catolicong protestante tulad ng INC, Born Again, SDA, ADD, nadismaya at nagalit daw si apostol Pablo nuong binibigyan sya ng bulaklak ng mga tao nuon sa (ACTS 14:13-15).
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nabasa ko ang article na ito, HINDI naman pala patungkol sa bulaklak ang ikinagalit at pagka dismaya ni apostol san Pablo kundi sa ibang bagay, at anong bagay na iyon? basahin nyo nalang ang article.
WHY DO CATHOLICS OFFERS FLOWERS TO IMAGES & STATUES OF THE SAINTS & MARY?
ANSWERING ANTI-CATHOLIC PROTESTANT OBJECTION
[[ Why do you offer a Flowers for these graven images of these Saints and Mary? the fact that even Paul the apostle does not want them to offered a flowers? Because they’re just human like ours, and NOT God, please read.
Acts 14:13-15 (New Living translation)
[13] “The temple of Zeus was located on the outskirts of the city. The priest of the temple AND THE CROWD BROUGHT oxen and WREATHS OF FLOWERS, and they prepared to sacrifice to the apostles at the city gates.”
[14] “But WHEN BARNABAS AND PAUL HEARD what was happening, they tore their clothing in DISMAY and ran out among the people, shouting,”
[15] “Friends, WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS? WE ARE MERELY HUMAN BEINGS LIKE YOURSELVES! We have come to bring you the Good News that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them.
That is why once you offering flowers to images of the Saints & Mary making them to be as God. Which is a Pagan practices ]]
> ANSWER # 1 :
THAT BIBLICAL PASSAGE (ACTS 14:13-15) WAS INTERPRETED ILLOGICALLY BY ANTI-CATHOLIC PROTESTANTS. THEY APPLIED IT TO CATHOLIC PRACTICE OF FLOWER OFFERING TO THE IMAGE SAINTS & MARY,
AS A MATTER OF FACT, THIS VERSE IS NOT POINTING ABOUT THE FLOWER OFFERING TO BE GIVEN TO SAINT PAUL & BARNABAS, IN WHICH LEADS THEM TO DISMAYED.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, THEY DISMAYED (upset) NOT BECAUSE OF FLOWER OFFERING ON THEM, BUT BECAUSE THEY HEARD ABOUT THE OFFERINGS OF OXEN “BULLS” FOR THEM.
BASICALLY, ANIMAL OFFERING AS SACRIFICES DURING THOSE TIMES IS COMMON, SO THIS IS SOMETHING WON’T HAPPEN BY SAINT PAUL THE APOSTLE, BECAUSE JESUS IS THE ULTIMATE PERFECT SACRIFICE, SINCE HE DIED FOR US AND REDEEMED OUR SINS BY HIS OWN BLOOD, IN HIS WRITINGS WE CLEARLY READ:
Hebrews 10:4-9 (Good News Bible)
[4] For the blood of bulls and goats can never take away sins.
[5] For this reason, when Christ was about to come into the world, he said to God: “You do not want sacrifices and offerings, but you have prepared a body for me.
[6] You are not pleased with animals burned whole on the altar or with sacrifices to take away sins.
[7] Then I said, ‘Here I am, to do your will, O God, just as it is written of me in the book of the Law.’ “
[8] First he said, “You neither want nor are you pleased with sacrifices and offerings or with animals burned on the altar and the sacrifices to take away sins.” He said this even though all these sacrifices are offered according to the Law.
[9] Then he said, “Here I am, O God, to do your will.” So God does away with all the old sacrifices and puts the sacrifice of Christ in their place.
[10] Because Jesus Christ did what God wanted him to do, we are all purified from sin by the offering that he made of his own body once and for all.
[11] Every Jewish priest performs his services every day and offers the same sacrifices many times; but these sacrifices can never take away sins.
[12] Christ, however, offered one sacrifice for sins, an offering that is effective forever, and then he sat down at the right side of God.
SEE? THAT’S WHY OFFERING ANIMAL SACRIFICES LIKE LAMBS, BULLS, RAMS IS NOW VOID, OR NO LONGER BE NEEDED. BECAUSE THIS SACRIFICES IS ALREADY REPLACED BY JESUS DEATH AS THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE FOR ALL MANKIND. THAT’S WHAT APOSTLE POINTING OUT, AND NOT FOR THE FLOWERS AS THE SACRIFICES FOR THEM. NO !
> ANSWER # 2 :
AS A MATTER OF FACT EVEN IN THE TEMPLE OF GOD, THAT ARE FILLED WITH GRAVEN IMAGES INSIDE HAS ALSO A FLOWERS. AND IT IS NOT A TYPICAL DECORATED FLOWER, IT WAS CARVED FLOWERS & PLACED OPENLY,
1 Kings 6:29 (New American Bible) “The walls on all sides of both the inner and the outer rooms had carved figures of cherubim, palm trees, and OPEN FLOWERS.”
SEE? ON THE OTHER HAND, CATHOLICS USES FLOWERS PLACING AT THE BASE OF A STATUES & IMAGES IN THE CHURCHES ARE NOT WRONG. OR EVEN PLACING SAMPAGUITAS ON THE STATUE NECK ARE NOT WRONG AS WELL, INSTEAD IT IS SYMBOLIC ONE, PLEASE READ:
Isaiah 40:6 (New American Bible) A voice says, “Cry out!” I answer, “What shall I cry out?” “All mankind is grass, and ALL THEIR GLORY LIKE THE FLOWER of the field.
1 Peter 1:24 (New American Bible) for: “All flesh is like grass, and ALL ITS GLORY LIKE THE FLOWER of the field; the grass withers, and the flower wilts;
SEE? THESE FLOWERS SYMBOLIZED, “GLORY”,
THE QUESTION IS THAT, ARE THESE SAINTS HAS NO GLORY??
Psalms 149:9 (New International Version) “to carry out the sentence written against them. THIS IS THE GLORY OF ALL HIS SAINTS. Praise the LORD.”
AND ANOTHER QUESTION FOR THE ANTI-CATHOLICS, WHERE IS IN THE BIBLE THAT GIVING A FLOWER TO OBJECTS, OR TO SOMEONE IS AN ACT OF WORSHIPS?
> ANSWER # 3:
THE POINT IS, DOES GIVING FLOWERS TO THE DEPARTED ONES IS WRONG? OR EVEN TO DEPARTED RELATIVES IS WRONG?
IF NO, THEN THAT’S WHY THE STATUES OF HEROES OF THE NATION ARE ALSO GIVING FLOWERS IN THEIR MONUMENTS.
THEREFORE, THAT IS WHY GIVING FLOWERS TO THE IMAGE & STATUE OF THE SAINTS ARE NOT WRONG, BECAUSE THEY’RE HERO OF CHRISTIAN FAITH & TO CHURCH AS WELL SINCE MOST OF THEM WERE MARTYRED.
EVEN THE GUY GAVE A FLOWER IN HIS GIRLFRIEND OR WIFE IS WRONG?
IF NO, THEN THAT IS BECAUSE ITS SIMPLY SIGNIFIES LOVE, AS THE CATHOLICS LOVES SAINTS, MARY, & JESUS.
Ephesians 1:15 (New International Version) For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your LOVE FOR ALL THE SAINTS,
Colossians 1:4 (New International Version) “because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of THE LOVE YOU HAVE FOR ALL THE SAINTS”
Philemon 1:5 (New International Version) “because I hear about your faith in the lord Jesus and YOUR LOVE FOR ALL THE SAINTS”.
ANTI-CATHOLIC NEVER DO THAT BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO SAINTS, AND THEY REJECTS SAINTS. THEY ALSO HAVE MARY BUT THEY DO NOT RESPECT THE MOTHER OF GOD, MARY.
The Statue of Dr. Jose Rizal, Philippine National Hero, bedecked with Flowers
so why the Saint & Mary condemn by Anti-Catholics when Catholics offers them a flowers in their respective images?
The Statue of Felix Y. Manalo the founder of the INC or Iglesia ni Manalo as shown in Pasugo also bedecked with Flowers.