bryan Posted November 5, 2018 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 9 Topic Count: 15 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 422 Content Per Day: 0.06 Reputation: 319 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/13/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted November 5, 2018 The thread about dream catchers got me thinking about worshiping idols, the dangers involved, and some common fears of inanimate objects. Most objects have no significance. Car keys, a toothbrush, and other items are just inanimate objects and have no religious meaning. Some objects are reminders. Crosses on our wall or necklaces may be reminders to ourselves and others of our beliefs. Some objects may be ways to focus our prayer to God, or they could be idols. These could be candles or crosses we look at to concentrate. They could also be statues of the virgin Mary for famous saints to whom people pray. Is a cross on a necklace held during prayer an idol and wrong, or simply a way to concentrate on prayer? Does it depend only on the owner's intent? Some objects are not significant until we give them power and meaning. A Ouija board game in a store is just an inanimate object, but if it's purchased and the owners believe it can be used to contact spirits, it's been made into an idol that is now quite dangerous. A dream catcher may only be a pretty stained glass item hanging in the window, but some people may give them power by believing they have some spiritual ability. Some people wear necklace charms with statues for specific saints and believe it gives them special protection. The difference here is completely with the owner and how they view the item. Suppose one purchased rocks, prisms, or other inanimate objects from a spiritual / occult store? These are still only inanimate objects, right? They only have power if we choose to believe they do. If we think a rock is only a rock, there's no danger, right? My point here is not that these items are all harmless, but instead that they can only have power over us if we believe they do. What happens if we consider this view incorrect? Would that would mean objects can be inherently dangerous and by themselves are 'good' or 'evil'? That approach seems to require one believe that inanimate objects can somehow hold power over people. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adstar Posted November 5, 2018 Group: Royal Member Followers: 12 Topic Count: 75 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 3,399 Content Per Day: 0.43 Reputation: 1,307 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/01/2002 Status: Offline Share Posted November 5, 2018 Christians never pray to statues of Mary or other departed saints.. A Christian does not need to pray to anything or Anyone other then our LORD.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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