Christians should respect their ancestors rather than worship them. Respect for ancestors does not begin after their death, but should respect and love them while they are alive. This is the duty of Christians to be filial, because the Ten Commandments also warn us to "honor our parents".
On the issue of ancestor worship, Elder He said 1 Corinthians 10, 20-2 1, but I said, "The sacrifices offered by foreigners are for ghosts, not for God, and I don't want you to associate with ghosts. You can't drink the main cup and the devil's cup, nor can you eat the main table and the devil's table. "
Exodus 20: 3: You shall have no other gods besides me. This is to establish the prestige and status of God, and also to establish the relationship between the creator and the created.
Christians should tell their families that Christians do not participate in their ancestor worship activities. On that occasion, Christians should be as smart as snakes, as docile as pigeons, and explain clearly to their families. If Christians can bow or place flowers to commemorate their ancestors under the pressure of their families, then your motives should be pure. This is just the filial piety of "returning the favor and thinking about the source". Not your ancestors can bless you. Never idolize your ancestors.
Can Christians worship and remember their ancestors? Human nature.
But no, worship the dead and ghosts.
God bless you!
Whether Christians in China should worship their ancestors depends on whether there is anything against ancestor worship in the Bible. If the Bible clearly stipulates that ancestor worship is not allowed, then if you are a very devout Christian, you should abide by it.
Just like in China, Buddhism did not write a picture of the Qingming Riverside Festival to worship ancestors, but it did not explicitly write against ancestor worship. Of course, we can respect and maintain our own customs.
All you have to do is try not to kill when you sacrifice. It pains me to see my elders kill pigs and chickens to worship my ancestors. It didn't help the ancestors at all, but increased the sin.
What can Christians not do to worship their ancestors in Tomb-Sweeping Day? "Christians can't worship their ancestors!" So why not? On this issue, I make the following analysis according to three principles of Christian ethics: (1) standard principle. 1. Articles 1 and 2 of the Ten Commandments tell us: "You shall have no other gods except me" and "You shall not worship idols". Some Christians have a vague understanding of whether to worship false gods or spouses, and there are some misunderstandings: (1) One view is that ancestor worship is to respect ancestors, to inherit China's filial piety culture, and not to treat ancestors before God. However, Chinese folk beliefs have always believed that the dead have the ability to be detached and can bless future generations, so people have offered memorial tablets and statues to their ancestors in order to "enlighten future generations." It can be seen that ancestor worship is an authentic way to treat ancestors as gods! (2) Another view is that ancestor worship is to remember the achievements and carry forward the virtues of predecessors, not to worship false gods and idols. If that's the case, why do you have to go through folk religious ceremonies to burn incense, paper and worship ancestral tablets or gods? Instead of holding a sit-in meeting (or a memorial service)? In those days, Naaman mistakenly thought that he could only worship the Lord in the land of Israel, and made a foolish move to come back from the land of Israel and build an altar to serve the Lord. Today, many Christians do not know the essence of ancestor worship and fall into the sin of worshipping false gods and idols. 2. Influenced by Naiman's viewpoint, some people mistakenly believe that "worshipping the body rather than the heart" is the standard of the Bible. In fact, such people misinterpreted the scripture and failed to understand that Elisha's command was the real reason for Naaman's safe return, because Naaman admitted his sin of accompanying the king of Aram to worship false gods in the past, and God forgave him (2 Kings 5: 17 ~ 19). (2) the principle of adapting to the time. Some Christians, influenced by Naiman's point of view, think that under the pressure of the environment, they can "take incense" and respond superficially. However, we should be clear: on the one hand, the echo of appearance is to participate in the activities of worshipping false gods; On the other hand, participating in worship will make weak believers mistakenly think that Christians can worship idols, which is really tripping others. In fact, the failure of Nestorianism in the Tang Dynasty and the setback brought by the pendulum position of Catholicism to missionary work have taught Christians in China the most profound lesson. Christians should imitate Daniel's three friends and refuse to worship false gods and idols! (But 2:1~ 30,6:1~ 28) Of course, if there are inevitable reasons, Christians can offer flowers without bowing and burning paper to show respect for their ancestors. Because offering flowers is a kind of etiquette, which is different from worship. Never bow down. (3) Incentive principle. Can Christians participate in ancestor worship if they love their elders and don't let their parents feel sad to satisfy their wishes? Jesus Christ said, "People who love their parents too much are not worthy to be my disciples." (Matt. 10: 37) If it's to spread the gospel and get in touch with relatives and friends more widely, can I go to people who worship their ancestors? The answer is yes, but we must pay special attention to being holy with the world (don't kneel, don't burn paper, don't eat sacrifices) and be a good witness to the Lord. Finally, I would like to remind my brothers and sisters that the punishment of "disobedience" and "disrespect for parents" of Christians is not by making concessions to the secular world, but by caring for parents and other elders with true feelings and doing their duty as younger generations!
Tomb-Sweeping Day, a Christian, should make sacrifices to his ancestors, which is right.
Sacrificing ancestors means remembering what ancestors did for us, not idolizing them. What are we afraid of?
People who are baptized are still tied behind their backs, so it is better not to believe in Christ, isn't it?
Can Christians worship their ancestors? Christians can remember and worship their ancestors, but they will not worship their ancestors, because in their religious view, their ancestors died and their souls either went to heaven or went to hell, so there is no need to worship them at all.
Do Christians worship their ancestors in Tomb-Sweeping Day? You can sweep the grave, but you can't burn incense, paper or bow down. You can miss your loved ones and spend the holidays with your family, just don't worship idols. You're not a bastard, silly boy.
Tomb-Sweeping Day, can Christians worship their ancestors? 1: The original intention of ancestor worship is to let us remember our ancestors and not forget them. The Bible often mentions remembering the Lord, so we need to have a correct understanding here.
2. We can take flowers to the cemetery for a walk, because we also need to remember the elders, the dead and the living that God put around us. But don't be superstitious, such as burning paper money, setting off firecrackers and toasting ... In the eyes of the world, they do it for the elders in the underworld, but we know that people's fate is determined with their death, so these are all futile and superstitious. Christians can't do this because they know that man's ultimate fate is in God's hands, and those who believe in him will be given the right to be God's children.
Don't bow down, don't burn incense, don't bow down, because in the eyes of the world, these all mean that the dead elders can see, know and bless them. What needs to be explained here is that Christians should clearly know that these are useless, because elders really can't know that what they do in the world is useless to the dead.
4. Summary: The elders need us to remember, but we hope that those who are still alive can know God, because those who believe in him will not die, and we will meet in heaven in the future. This is a beautiful thing, and we can also preach the gospel to our elders through the anniversary.
Can Christians worship their ancestors when they go home during the Spring Festival? Thank god!
You can sweep graves, just to commemorate your ancestors, not to worship. To worship ancestors is to worship idols; Remembrance is nostalgia and nostalgia, without idolatry. When sweeping the grave, you can shoot guns, offer flowers and even cry. But you can't put sacrifices, burn paper and incense, or bow down! Similarly, in front of the ancestral tablets at home, you can't burn paper, burn incense or bow down!
God bless you. Amen!
3. Can Christians worship their ancestors? No, it's superstition that ancestor worship presupposes ancestral tablets to burn incense and worship. What Christians do most for their ancestors is to go to the grave, and they don't do superstitious things when they go to the grave. Most of them have nothing else.