IDOL WORSHIP

Q : As a believer of a faith that forbids the worship of idols, I have been conditioned only to bow before God and no human or idol. Although I respect all, I feel no adoration for them. Please help me to sort this out.

Perfect. Absolutely perfect. As an ardent follower of your faith…your faith does not permit you to bow down in reverence to anyone but our dear Lord, not even the prophet himself. My child, you will be aware that when your religion initiated on this earth, it did so in an area that was filled with barbaric, tribes that were killing and slaying and looting. In order to rid the people of such devilish intentions came the prophet to preach the word of God. Those barbaric tribes, my child, were all paying adoration to false gods…..idols which were made up and presented to the innocent folk as gods which they must worship. Each human being would claim to be a ‘messenger’. That is why your faith insists that you do not bow before anyone but the Lord Himself. My child, you are right. You must pay respect to all religions, all religious heads, all prophets, all god realized men that have passed this way, but you are also right that the adoration and love that you feel for our dear Lord must be for our dear Lord alone.

But, my children, there are certain religions which permit idol worship. They are not wrong. You must study the religion and the origin…. then you will understand easily why one religion permits one ritual and another permits another ritual. You must not take the word of the book as the gospel truth, my children. That truth must be studied in the context of the time and the place and the persons it was meant for…. only then will you understand the truth, only then will misconceptions be removed. So, my child, if a Christian wants to worship the Christ, and considers the Christ as our dear Lord Himself, that is right for him because through the Christ he is worshipping none other than the Divine Energy. Do you understand, my child?