11-15-2004, 08:02 PM
Ahhhh, you are correct Umm. I guess I was reading so fast, I didn't take note of that scripture reference. I just saw the one Rehmat actually posted.
So, I guess MY response to that is the one that is incorrect.
I never did disagree that Jesus would bow to pray. Jews can bow in prayer just as Christians may bow in prayer. I have never seen a commandment saying that one HAS to do this, though.
I don't think you always have to bow in prayer. There was one person in particular whom Jesus saw praying (this is in the Gospel of Luke) and it says the man beat upon his chest as he cried out to God. This obviously means he wasn't bowed to the ground at the time, yet Jesus commended him on his prayer because of the CONTENT of his words, not the position of his body.
So, to me, there's nothing wrong with bowing and nothing wrong with not bowing.
Anyway, thanks for your post.