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Christians, in common with the Jews, were monotheistic and thus refused to worship the departed emperors, who they said could not be gods and were therefore unworthy of worship. While Jews were always granted an exemption from this worship, out of respect for their faith, Christians were at least nominally required to worship departed emperors. some were prepared to suffer martyrdom rather than do so.
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Why wouldn't christians worship the Roman Emperor?
The roman emperor is not a god...
Why did Christians refuse to warship the emperor as god?
Christians (and also Jews) believe that there is only one God. Therefore, they considered the Roman Emperor's claim to be a god to be self-serving nonsense.
Why did Christians refuse to worship the emperor as a god?
It says in the book of Exodus "Do not have any other gods before me" Many took this, and still do, to mean "Worship no other god" It could also have been to do with the next Commandment, about not worshipping false idols.
Why Christians worship jeasus?
Christians believe him to be God and therefore worship him as God.
What did the christians believe about worship?
Christians worship God. We often worship with our hands up in the air in worship towards God.
What is the mat Christians worship god on?
Christians do not worship using a mat.
Whom did Christians refuse to worship as god?
Christians tend to believe in a single supreme God; worshiping anybody else goes against their belief - for example, some kings or emperors who wanted to be worshiped as if they were divine.
Who do Christians and Hindus worship?
There is no real answer to this. Christians worship God and Jesus and Hindus worship a plethora of gods, one god, or no gods at all.
Many Christians refused to burn in front of the statue of the Emperor?
To prove that they were loyal Romans, everyone in the empire had to burn incense to Caesar and declare that "Caesar is Lord" once a year. It wasn't the incense as nearly as much as the declaration, because for the Christian there is one and only one Lord, Jesus Christ.
What event led to the persecution of christians in rome?
Emperor Nero of the Julian-Claudian Reign started a fire in Rome and blamed it on the Christians. He used them as scapegoats in order to persecute them because The Patricians, or wealthy class, were atracted to Christianity and if they became Christian they would not "worship" or respect the Emperor because Christians only worship the one true God, and Patricians were the Emperor's power source.
Worshippers of one god?
Christians worship one God. We worship the only God. Monotheists.
What is the name of the god of Islam Is he the same God Christians believe in?
Kind of. Muslims worship Allah, which is Arabic for God. Christians worship the same God, they just don't call him Allah. More importantly, Christians worship Christ, which Muslims do not believe in.
