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Originally Posted by joshua By the way, who voted that it wasn't?  |
Yikes it was me  I understand the angst about the theology of the wafer and the damnable Roman view of justification. I share it too. However to equate the mass with the intentional worship of gods(fully known by the worshipers not to be Christ) is a mistake. Wrong theology does not make it idolatry to the participants. We are looking from an informed outward position and correctly observing the grievous error. However as suggested the participants are not intentionally worshiping a non-Christ being/diety. Likewise if we attend a mass we certainly are not committing idolotry as we know better. Does this make sense to any of you? | Brother, what is idolatry as you understand it? It sounds like you mean that if one doesn't have a grasp of biblical theology they can't be held accountable for idolatry? |
Man, am I feeling lumped up here. You are misunderstanding me. I am suggesting a definition of idolotry that is the intentional worship of anything/being/diety that is not YHWH/Christ. I do think that by nature the practice of idolotry does have to be intentional. Worship by definition requires thinking/epistimology. This makes me think of this
17 "If you will not," said Naaman, "please let me, your servant, be given as much earth as a pair of mules can carry, for your servant will never again make burnt offerings and sacrifices to any other god but the LORD. 18 But may the LORD forgive your servant for this one thing: When my master enters the temple of Rimmon to bow down and he is leaning on my arm and I bow there also—when I bow down in the temple of Rimmon, may the LORD forgive your servant for this."
This may have bearing on the mass issue for the true believer or any of us that would intentionally wander in even if we do conceed it to be an idolotrous event. Guys thanks for the comments. I need my head examined for wandering into the Roman corner. I hope you all do understand that I share your distress over Roman theology.