18th December 2005, 9:21 AM
I've read 13 different versions of the bible (old and new testament). I have spoken to many priests and rabbis and have sat in many churches and temples. I have read up on hundreds of legitimate studies from all over the world where the information provided in the books of the bible are compared to what we know of actual history. I definitely do not need to hear the rantings of a single-minded Christian. Jesus was a jew who fought Roman occupancy in the hopes of keeping the Roman Empire from destroying the hebrew faith and was killed by the Romans who, in an underground sect, created Christianity. You follow a faith that is iconically portrayed in the bible as the root of evil (Rome and it's ideals). The fact that Jesus is a Jew and follows a faith that is thousands of years older than Christianity should be enough to get you to start questioning the things presented to you.
The image of a dead man who has bled to death, covered in blood and hanging from a device of torture. The image of a virginal woman who gave birth without sex. The device of torture itself. The very blood and skin of Jesus to be eaten and to drink. Human beings portrayed with bird wings and glowing auras, these things are no different than a golden calf or the worship of a cow. These are graven images created by man. They are against God's teachings.
Why dont you worship the burning bush? or how about worshipping a large white snake? God performed his miracles through these things, since God has spoken to people from the sky, why dont you worship the sky? How about worshipping a large boat filled with animals? If that's what you were taught to worship you would. But you were taught to specifically worship statues of men and women; idols, because your religion is based from a culture that built its religion around the ideal of worshipping statues of vanity and power. To tremble at their feet from their awesome glory of physical perfection and live in fear of their anger, an ideal that is completely against everything God is.
Quote:If you only respond to one thing I say, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE tell me which statue you think I worship. Graven images are of the devil. If you truly believe that statement, you must have no idea what religion I practice.
The image of a dead man who has bled to death, covered in blood and hanging from a device of torture. The image of a virginal woman who gave birth without sex. The device of torture itself. The very blood and skin of Jesus to be eaten and to drink. Human beings portrayed with bird wings and glowing auras, these things are no different than a golden calf or the worship of a cow. These are graven images created by man. They are against God's teachings.
Why dont you worship the burning bush? or how about worshipping a large white snake? God performed his miracles through these things, since God has spoken to people from the sky, why dont you worship the sky? How about worshipping a large boat filled with animals? If that's what you were taught to worship you would. But you were taught to specifically worship statues of men and women; idols, because your religion is based from a culture that built its religion around the ideal of worshipping statues of vanity and power. To tremble at their feet from their awesome glory of physical perfection and live in fear of their anger, an ideal that is completely against everything God is.