***Bowing is a sign of respect or reverence.
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As with most things spiritual . . .
It DEPENDS on the HEART ATTITUDE . . . toward that which one is bowing to.***
Exactly. Apologies will be accepted in the light of day. And in public.
(If you say "Christ," then the next logical question would be "why the intermediatory when God tells us 'there is only one mediator between God and men, Christ Jesus?'")
You invoke Mary's name and attention and ask for her help when you bow to her statue. You obviously are bowing to Mary and not to Christ.
And as we know from Isaiah 44, Christ is not found in the stock of a tree.
This from the fellow who declared candidly that prostrating one’s self before an image of Mary WOULD BE idolatry . . .
and now seems to be glibly side stepping the fact that 100’s of thousands and likely millions do just that?
How convenient.