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To: SumProVita
BUT...I believe this was primarily a CHRISTIAN topic...and I don’t know ANY Christians who WORSHIP idols. Perhaps you are confused?

Now, there my be many who call themselves Christians and who do worship money, prestige, etc......but that’s another topic.

One. I am not "confused." I suggest you read some on the topic. There are several "religions" or "faiths" that "call themselves" Christians that actually have their idols in their various "churches" and worship them. There are plenty out there today using the title of "Christian" and are not true Christians. Christ said there would be these types and there are.

2. Yes, worship of money, people, stuff, IS idol worship. You might not agree and that is YOUR opinion. But, it is idol worship regardless of what you think. And that is not just my opinion, it is an opinion given that I happen to completely agree with.

22 posted on 12/14/2011 11:49:51 AM PST by RetiredArmy (The End of Days draws near. In this time, you should be drawing closer to the Lord Jesus Christ.)
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To: RetiredArmy

I wouldn’t be too concerned about other peoples faiths.

Just be concerned for your own.


26 posted on 12/14/2011 11:58:15 AM PST by RitchieAprile
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To: RetiredArmy

“There are several “religions” or “faiths” that “call themselves” Christians that actually have their idols in their various “churches” and worship them.”

WOW! I’ve never seen such a Christian church. Sounds very weird....you MUST be mistaken.

No, I was speaking of the authentic Christian Church. I know of NO such Christian who worships idols.

“Yes, worship of money, people, stuff, IS idol worship. You might not agree and that is YOUR opinion.”

Oh, I agree that this is idol worship. It is always wrong to place THINGS above God.


40 posted on 12/14/2011 12:25:05 PM PST by SumProVita (Cogito, ergo...Sum Pro Vita. (Modified Decartes))
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To: RetiredArmy
There's a difference between an "idol" and a "sign". For example, there's the sign of Moses ~ a snake on a stick.

Remember, the words you are reading are made up of alphabetical letters that were derived from Egyptian hieroglyphics which are themselves a combination of standard signs, pictures and adaptations of Sumerian stylized hieroglyphics which themselves were derived from signs ~ even shamanic signs, pictures, and so forth.

The Shroud is a sign and a picture. It's a sign in the sense that if you have sufficient scientific knowledge you can examine it and attempt to determine something about the maker.

Idolotry is a totally different topic. It does not derive from the signs, pictures, letters, hieroglyphs and so forth. Rather, it has to do with putting one's self, or a thing, in God's place. Asking "What Would Jesus Say" is idolotry. Asking "What Did Jesus Say" is a request for information from the record maintained in the New Testament.

Oh, yeah, the first, "What Would Jesus Say" requires that you or an associate put yourself in Jesus' place ~ that is, to become God ~ and then try to think a Godlike thought that will give you the ability to speak as God.

154 posted on 12/23/2011 6:47:55 PM PST by muawiyah
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