***There is a level of congrunce that The Living Word has wth the ink on wood pulp.
However, our capacity to plumb the depths of the ink on wood pulp is not likely to be greatly better than our capacity to—in this time/space dimension—or any other, really—plumb the depths of The Living Word walking hand in hand with us tangibly or otherwise.***
James Joyce could have used some lessons.
***deliberate dodgey manipulation of the facts to insist that appreciation for various essences of The Living Word ‘residing’ in the ink on wood pulp constitutes idolatry.***
A tad more than appreciation is shown by some. The very ones who vehemently and vocally are vexed by the veneration of the saints and Mary are the very ones who publicaly indulge themselves in Bibliolatry.
***I know folks who insure that the Bible is always on top of any pile*** Which insurance company do they use?
***My sense is that God sees enormous difference in respect for The Author and egregiously over the line veneration etc. of Mary, the RC edifice, the magicsterical ***
I think that some of us have made great strides in quitting the post of mouthpiece of God and are starting to voice opinions and labeling them as such. Our dialogue has not been entirely in vain.
Fascinating . . .
My Navy buddy and I just came from the reportedly best Mexican restaurant in town.
There was an altar on the wall of the restaurant . . .
Very, very, very, VERY much like the Buddhist altars in most Restaurants in Taipei.
Only the Picture behind the flowers and candle was of Mary.
And the glass the candle was in had another image of Mary painted on it.
Of course, Y’all will likely insist that no worship was involved of the least bit of an idolatrous nature.
LOL.
I have no idea what your James Joyce comment means.
I actually have not observed ANY Bibliolatry hereon. There may have rarely been some on FR over the 10 years . . . but I recall very very very very little of that . . . manybe a KJV only character here and there . . .
The Scripture use on this thread and most threads is quite fitting, in it’s place, Biblical . . . nothing close to Bibliolatry involved.
And, believe me, or not, I know Bibliolatry from very close up personally and with other loved ones.
Methinks a very lopsided bias may be operating in that accusation.
I make no sense out of the “What insurance company do they use?” question.
I like to at least pretend that anything close to dialogue is likely not in vain.