(January 12, 2012 at 1:53 am)Godschild Wrote: Idolatry is about the worship of said idols. Only God is to be worshiped, like HopToad said we can make anything into an idol and the worship of an idol is putting the thing before God. Putting your freewill before God is idolatry. We are to surrender ourselves to Him.
Then it is your position that the text does not mean exactly what it says?
Consider the following:
Quote:Thou shalt not X: Thou shalt not Y.
Does this mean that it's OK to do X, as long you don't do Y with it? Or, does it mean what it a plain reading of the text would indicate: "Thou shalt not X and thou shalt not Y either."
By all means, give me an analysis of the text in question, or deconstruct it in such a way that the theological interpretation makes any sense at all. I'm fully aware of what the theological position on idolatry is. I'm saying it makes no sense in light of what your beloved scripture actually has to say about the subject. Unlike you, I actually attempt to discern what it means, not what some guy in a dress tells me it means.
