And it’s this exact obtuse statement that shows your error. We do not worship books. ‘Word of God’ is used to describe The Bible... which I thought you could understand since Rome apparently authored it. Christ is our focus; not tradition, not popes, not iconography, or prayer beads, or other tripe like indulgences, Maryolatry, and all the other false doctrine that has been pointed out on various threads. Yet WE are not considered Christian! Were it not so sad, that would be a hilarious statement.
Didn't you say that you worship the Word of God?
Well, technically you didn't; you merely posted this tripe to my posting to another FReeper who claimed that Christians only had one book - the Word of God in http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2657209/posts?page=2990#2979. John 1 makes it plain. The Word of God is Jesus; the word of God is the Bible. We worship the Word; we venerate the word.
Why not open the book that you thump and actually read it?
“Didn’t you say that you worship the Word of God?
Well, technically you didn’t; you merely posted this tripe to my posting to another FReeper who claimed that Christians only had one book - the Word of God in http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2657209/posts?page=2990#2979. John 1 makes it plain. The Word of God is Jesus; the word of God is the Bible. We worship the Word; we venerate the word.
Why not open the book that you thump and actually read it?”
Hmm. You “venerate’ the word (scripture) — so you pray to it? Veneration is worship — funny you accuse me of what you claim you DO. Wow. Don’t Roman Catholics “venerate” Mary? I’ve seen lots and LOTS of posts that are prayers to her!
You know, it’s more than sad when someone has to basically twist meanings to try to make a point that really isn’t making a point — and then out themselves as doing what I’m being accused of!
RIOT!!!!
Hoss