Images? Council Of Constantine V

[Bruce S]

[quote]Paul stated the following in Acts 17:29-30:

"Therefore since we are God's offspring, we should not think [b]THAT THE DIVINE BEING [YHWH] [/b]is like gold or silver or stone--an image made by man's design and skill. In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent."

Consider Romans 1:20-23:

"For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.

For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be wise, they became geniuses and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles." [/quote]

I've come to some hard conclusions on this one, after much prayer, and tradition is a dangerous thing in this area....this is VERY clear to me now, NO representations of God, OUR God, not just other god's

Edited March 31, 2004 by Bruce S

[phatcatholic]

[quote name='Bruce S' date='Mar 31 2004, 08:33 AM']
I've come to some hard conclusions on this one, after much prayer, and tradition is a dangerous thing in this area....this is VERY clear to me now, NO representations of God, OUR God, not just other god's [/quote]
i guess that's what happens when you make yourself the final interpreter of scripture......