Years ago I invited a customer, Roberto Holland, a graduate of Paramount High School; he was also a bullfighter to come speak at our Jaycee Club. I was program chairman and invited him to come and speak at our Monterey Park Jaycees Club meeting. He was hesitant to come and speak in front of an audience. I reminded him that it would not be as dangerous as fighting a bull in the Plaza de Toros! He was great! Ole! He came with his father an Englishman, who was born in North Carolina. 2 X Ole! Robert gave an interesting answer when asked about the killing of the bulls. He said, that occasionally a Brave Bull was spared its life by the crowd and put out to pasture for the rest of its life with the cows; not very many true. But all other bulls are sent to the slaughter house for hamburger. If you were a bull he asked his audience, “What odds would you chose?” I have to say that much discussion ensued. Interesting program. I will have you know I don’t go to Bull fights, Bull and Bear fights, Dog or cockfights; nor Boxing Matches either for that matter. I don’t enjoy seeing a child of God get hit in the head and bloodied for other peoples enjoyment and bookies enrichment. Cj 😏

Blessings,

Ysenia

Hi Maria. Thanks for your question.
Off the top of my head, there is an instance in Acts 14:14 where Barnabas and Paul had just performed a miracle. The people (with great gratitude) were offering sacrifices to the two. Rather than accept the gifts, they tore their clothes and told the men to stop that because they too were men just like them.

I found this: https://biblereasons.com/praying-to-saints/

There are some articles that claim otherwise but I think their examples are taken out of context and have lots of assumptions. It’s a long controversial discussion for sure. But maybe if we focus on just the first two commandments, it’s quite obvious that worship should be exclusive to God alone and to represent or be reminded of God/Jesus in any statue or figurine is wrong. Why celebrate the suffering rather than the victory of the resurrection? Why encourage a martyr complex rather than a freedom from guilt and the joy in Christ?