Sola what? What are you talking about?
Arguments based on silence do have no merit—that’s my point—you have no argument FOR veneration/worship of idols—in oposition to everything else the Prophets and Apostles taught us—other than empty man-made traditions.
You want to bind the conscience of Christians by something outside, apart from, and in opposition to....God’s Word? That’s a serious argument...from silence.
Or do you also not believe the Bible is God’s Word?
Well, I’m glad at least you admit that you think your human institution and its tradition—is wiser than God’s Word, God’s Apostles, and God Incarnate Himself.
I only hope you repent of your idolatry.
"Sola Sscriptura." You want me to spell it for you? The wrong belief that the Bible alone is the sole rule of faith and morals for the Christian.
Arguments based on silence do have no merit—that’s my point—you have no argument FOR veneration/worship of idols—in oposition to everything else the Prophets and Apostles taught us—other than empty man-made traditions.
You call it "idol worship." We don't. You are mistaken, we are not. The issue was discussed in the 7th century thoroughly by people better than you and I, following wanton destruction of priceless early Christian art by self-righteous heretics. Iconoclasts ("icon-breakers") lost the argument. I'm quite tranquil that decision the Church reached was the correct one.
You want to bind the conscience of Christians by something outside, apart from, and in opposition to....God’s Word? That’s a serious argument...from silence.
Which I haven't made. What I want to is to free consciences from your narrow, anti-Christian, and unhistorical intepretation of the right veneration of icons. I have nothing against the Word of God, I do against your parochial interpretation of it.
Or do you also not believe the Bible is God’s Word?
The Bible is certainly the Word of God, but your interpretation of it, isn't.
Well, I’m glad at least you admit that you think your human institution and its tradition—is wiser than God’s Word, God’s Apostles, and God Incarnate Himself.
That's not what I said, but I realize that clarifying it would be futile, because you will make whatever you want of whatever I say.
I only hope you repent of your idolatry.
Nothing to repent of in this regard! But thank you for thinking about me. ;-)
-Theo