Don't take my bluntness as being mean. But you are blind if you can't see that.
"Don't take my bluntness as being mean. But you are blind if you can't see that."
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!
I tend to believe that you are not striking out at me in bitterness and nastiness. * chuckle *
But seriously, Wrigley, it may not be that I'm blind but rather that I see another set of things that you don't.
Good things don't lead to bad things. Period. Misuse of good things is a bad thing, of itself.
Of itself, sex doesn't lead to abortion. But misuse of sex (a very good thing, indeed, if I may add), through contraception, through pre-marital and extra-marital sex, through selfishness, can lead to abortion.
Veneration of the saints, especially the Theotokos, is a very, very good thing. Of itself, it cannot lead to worship of creatures.
But misuse of veneration, by desire for power, superstition, selfishness, foolishness, and other very serious psychological and spiritual deficiencies, can lead to worship of creatures.
Reading the Bible, of itself, is a very good thing. Of itself, it can cause no bad thing.
However, misuse of the Bible, through private interpretation, can lead to all manner of spiritual ills.
I notice you completely ignored my discussion of your telling us that you tend to believe us that our official teaching is not to endorse idolatry.
I tend to believe that that is just an unfortunate oversight on your part.
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