Ancestral Worship

6 passages

1. Psalm 115:17

   It is not the dead who praise the LORD, nor any who descend into silence.

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2. 2 Chronicles 33:6

   He sacrificed his sons in the fire in the Valley of Ben-hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.

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3. Romans 14:11

   It is written: “As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God.”

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4. Joshua 23:7

   So you are not to associate with these nations that remain among you. You must not call on the names of their gods or swear by them, and you must not serve them or bow down to them.

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5. John 4:24

   God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”

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6. Joshua 24:15

   But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!”

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