There is only one God in this world (1 Corinthians 8:6; Ephesians
4:6). God is in the form of trinity which includes the Father God, Lord
Jesus Christ and Holy Spirit. There are many people who profess
themselves as Christians but they also believe in other gods. If you
profess yourself as a Christian and worship other gods as well, you will
not inherit the eternal life. In Exodus 20:4 - 6, God forbids the
people from making, worshiping and bowing down to idols that resemble
anything in heaven or on earth. The idols are man-made. They cannot
speak, see, hear, feel and walk (Psalms 115:4 - 8).
After
accepting Jesus, you must get rid of the idols you used to worship in
your house such as statues, charms, and paintings of pagan gods.
Christians cannot visit pagan temples. It is a sin to bow down to the
idol even if you don't believe in it. If you have visited temples and
took photos of them, you should get rid of them. Any object that you
used in worshiping pagan gods must be removed. If you want to inherit
eternal life, you must dedicate yourself to God only. You must obey his
words and do his commandments. You should avoid following the tradition
that you used to follow in your old religion. This includes festival,
rituals and other types of practices.
You must not devote yourself
to anything other than God. For example, if you love money more than
God, you are committing the sin of idolatry because you put money as
your priority. Christians must put God as priority in their lives. You
should avoid wearing beads, crystals and etc that have connection with
other religions. You must not practice witchcraft. All witches and
sorcerers will end up in Hell.
Many Christians read the horoscopes
to find out what they should do. Christians must not look at horoscope
to predict their future. Your future is in God's hand. Christians should
submit every aspect of their life to God and let him take in charge of
the future. You cannot use decor items that are derived from the culture
of pagan religion in your homes. You must not eat food that are offered
to the pagan gods. 1 Corinthians 10:18 - 22 states that we should not
be participant of the demons by eating food offered to demons because it
will arouse the jealousy of God.
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