And so does thou shall worship and SERVE the Lord God only.
Matthew 4:10
Then Jesus saith to him: Begone, Satan: for it is written, The Lord thy God shalt thou adore, and him only shalt thou serve.
Exodus 23:25
25 And you shall serve the Lord your God, that I may bless your bread and your waters, and may take away sickness from the midst of thee.
Greek doulia equals Latin servitus (service)
Oh by the way bowing down is also considered as worship according to Jesus and satan.
Matthew 4:9
And said to him: All these will I give thee, if falling down thou wilt adore me.
So tell me the difference.
rcc’s pray to Mary and their god
rcc’s bow to Mary and their god
rcc’s kneel to Mary and their god
rcc’s offer sacrifice to Mary and their god
rcc’s serve Mary and their god
rcc’s get grace from Mary and from their god
So through all the rc word games of “we only worship God” you do indeed offer service and worship to Mary therefore our Holy Lord and His Holy Word condemns this practice.
Repent of this abomination and accept Jesus Christ as your personal Savior accepting that you are saved by His glorious grace through faith in Him alone.
“It is... a mystery for sure.”
5and on her forehead a name was written, a mystery: “BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.”
Only to you romans, but hey smile you will see what the mystery really is soon enough.
Heck, it says in Exodus 20:4-5 You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or serve them,……
And all the carved images standing in the front of most Catholic churches that people light candles to and bow down in prayer before, violate this commandment.
For all the hair splitting about definitions of worship and latria, etc, bowing down is bowing down and clearly and plainly seen by the most casual observer. No speculation or rationalizations about whether you are “worshipping” or simply honoring someone, no questions or rationalizations about what is in one’s heart.
Graven images are graven images and bowing down is bowing down.
But considering this is from the same religion that demands its priests be addressed as “Father” in light of Matthew 23 where Jesus says…..” And call no man your father on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.” and engage in Olympic class rationalizations about why it’s OK to disobey a clear, concise command of Jesus like that one, nothing surprises me.