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![WHAT DOES "NAMASTE" MEAN & SHOULD CHRISTIANS SAY IT? Here's a good explanation: "The word namaste, pronounced 'NUHM-uh-stay,' is a common Hindu/Indian greeting often used in conjunction with a small bow and with the palms of one's hands placed together, fingers up, in front of the chest... With some aspects of the Hindu/Indian culture becoming increasingly popular in other parts of the world, yoga for example, the use of namaste is increasingly popular as well. A Christian should not say or do anything that originates from a different religion without first
examining its meaning and origin... the word itself literally means 'I bow to you'; culturally, it has come to mean, 'I bow to the god in you,' and more fully, 'the god in me bows to the god in you.' The saying of namaste is incompatible with the Christian faith. Human beings are not gods. There is only one God, and He does not share His glory (Isaiah 42:8). Bowing to or showing any sort of respect to any false god is idolatry [Ten Commandments.] Depending on the version of Hinduism, Hindu beliefs and practices are polytheistic [many gods] or pantheistic [all is god] or a mixture of both. Namaste seems to come from the more pantheistic forms of Hinduism that see everything and everyone as god. Whether you intend actually to communicate the literal meaning of namaste is irreverent. Would you say, 'You are a god; I bow to you' to someone in English? Neither should you say a word that means precisely
that in Hindi, Nepali, or any other language." | image tagged in namaste,hindu,christian,bible,god,jesus | made w/ Imgflip meme maker](http://i.imgflip.com/411c9s.jpg)
![Jonathan Edwards, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” [1741]
Edwards talks about how unrepentant sinners are breathing at this moment, and not in hell already, only because of God’s mercy; giving them more time to choose God over eternity in hell without Him.
Here is part of his sermon that helped bring on the First Great Awakening in America:
"There is nothing that keeps wicked men, at any one moment, out of hell, but the mere pleasure of God.
God may cast wicked men into hell at any given moment. The wicked deserve to be cast into hell. Divine justice does not prevent God from destroying the wicked at any moment. The wicked, at this moment, suffer under God's condemnation to hell. The wicked must not think, simply because they're not physically in hell, that God is not--at this very moment--as angry with them as He is with those miserable creatures He is now tormenting in hell, and who--at this very moment--do feel and bear the fierceness of His wrath.
At any moment God shall permit him, Satan stands ready to fall upon the wicked and seize them as his own. Simply because there are not visible means of death before them at any given moment, the wicked should not feel secure.
All that wicked men may do to save themselves from hell's pains, shall afford them nothing if they continue to reject Christ."
While Edwards would still be preaching this sermon, he kept getting interrupted from people running down the aisle and dropping to their knees, asking what they must do to be saved.
That began to spread throughout our continent during the time before the American Revolution of 1776. | image tagged in christian,jesus,bible,god | made w/ Imgflip meme maker](http://i.imgflip.com/3edkmb.jpg)
