No one can serve 2 masters

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WHAT RELIGION TAUGHT ME?

Traditional rituals to honor ancestors are perfectly acceptable in a life of a Christian

WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAYING ABOUT THIS?

Matthew 6:24 Reads - “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

CONTEXT OF THE SCRIPTURE
Jesus was giving a sermon to His followers and in this scripture He tells them it is impossible to serve 2 masters at the same time they will therefore have to choose between God and money as they cant serve both at the same time because they will be devoted to the one and despise the other.

WHAT DOES THIS SCRIPTURE TEACH ME
I cant give honor to God and money at the same time, even though in this scripture Jesus refers other as money I believe it also applies to other idols 

CONCLUSION
An idol in the Old testament referred to false gods but in the New testament it came to refer to any creature that is given devotion or honor that belongs to God. Therefore traditional rituals to honor ancestors is idolatry because we give them honor that only belongs to God.

I cant give honor to two masters

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