Painting Sepulchres

It is growing more common for Churches of Christ to support other denominations by giving their teachers praise in public or in books. We have to be careful not to upkeep their seplechurs, or in a sense memorializing their works.

Many have openly subverted the teaching of Christ, and openly destroyed the work of the Church. Many Catholic and protestant leaders murdered people teaching in Christ's name.

Jesus reminded the Pharisees that painting their memorials and supporting the upkeep of their memory was actually joining in their evil works.

Luk 11:47  WoeG3759 unto you!G5213 forG3754 ye buildG3618 theG3588 sepulchresG3419 of theG3588 prophets,G4396 andG1161 yourG5216 fathersG3962 killedG615 them.G846

Luk 11:48  TrulyG686 ye bear witnessG3140 thatG2532 ye allowG4909 theG3588 deedsG2041 of yourG5216 fathers:G3962 forG3754 theyG846 indeedG3303 killedG615 them,G846 andG1161 yeG5210 buildG3618 theirG846 sepulchres.G3419

It seems they were keeping memorials for those killed, but also for those leaders who did the killing of the innocent. One cannot memorialize the killed while supporting the killers.

We must be careful not to whitewash the evil of the lost.