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Idolatry'Good Teacher, by doing whatshall I inherit everlasting life?'Jesus said to him : 'Why do youcall me good? Nobody is good,except one, God .'"Luke 22 :24-26 "The kings ofthe nations lord it over them, andthose having authority over themare called 'Benefactors' . You,though, are not to be that way ."Jas . 2:4 "You have class distinctionsamong yourselves andyou have become judges renderingcorrupt decisions, is that notso?"Only God "Reverend","Holy Father"Ps . 111 :9 "Holy and reverend ishis [Jehovah's] name ."John 17 :11 "Holy Father, watchover them out of respect for yourown name ."Jehovah and Christ Jesus OnlyKings by Divine Right1 Tim. 1 :17 "Now to the Kingof eternity, incorruptible, invisible,the only God, be honor andglory for ever and ever . Amen ."Jer . 10 :10 "Jehovah is the trueGod ; he is the living God, andan everlasting King ."Rev. 19 :16 "[Christ Jesus] hasa name written, King of kingsand Lord of lords ."Also : Rev . 17 :14 .Isa . 42 :8 "I am Jehovah, . . .my glory will I not give toanother ."Also : Isa. 33 :22 .IdolatryDEFINITIONSpeaking generally, it is the veneration, excessive love, worshipor adoration of any made image, idol, representation or symbol ofanything, whether the idol is material or fancied in the mind . Accordingto the Scriptures idolatry is a snare of the Devil and itspractice is demonism . It is considered an abomination in God's sight .Idolatry is generally practiced toward a real or supposed higher172Scriptural DesignationsMisapplied"Elder," "deacon," "bishop,""estate of the elders," or "presbytery",from Authorized Versionand Douay rendering of the followingtexts :Acts 14 :23 "They appointedolder men ["elders," AV] to officefor them in the congregation."Titus 1 :5 "Make appointmentsof older men ["elders," AV] incity after city ."Acts 22 :5 "Both the high priestand all the assembly of oldermen of influence ["estate of theelders," AV] can bear me witness."1 Tim. 3 :1, 2, 8 "If any man isreaching out for an office ofoverseer ["bishop," AV], he is desirousof a right kind of work .The overseer should therefore beirreprehensible, . Ministerialservants ["deacons," AV] shouldlikewise be serious ."Phil . 1 :1 "To all the holy onesin union with Christ Jesus whoare in Philippi, along with overseers["bishops," AV] and ministerialservants ["deacons," AV] ."Paying Official RespectOfficial titles of rulers, judges,etc ., used by Christians in addressingthem as civil servants orrulers, not in worship nor asspiritual leaders .Acts 26 :2, 25 "'Concerning allthe things of which I am accusedby Jews, King Agrippa .' . . . Paulsaid : 'I am not going mad, YourExcellency Festus .' "