Sentences with phrase «only idolatrous»

Yet he does not accept Barth's claim that all non-Christian religions are only idolatrous strivings after God.

Not exact matches

varying only in terms of the moral quality of their ethical practices, in the rabbinic view the non-Jewish world was now rent in two: one part idolatrous; the other part monotheistic.

Even though no one after Adam broke a command like Adam, every human after Adam has sinned (committed idolatry) because the only image of God available to humanity has been Adam's idolatrous distortion of him.

One is the suspicion of art at some periods because of the prohibition of «graven images,» and the rejection not only of painting and sculpture but of instrumental music as worldly and idolatrous.

We can validly call for the ending of this form of idolatry only as we can point toward the prospects of a less idolatrous society, one that has a better chance of serving God through serving God's creatures.

It is within the province of public schools not only to see that students are correctly informed about religious matters, but also to provide a setting in which older young people may learn to recognize and sift out irreligious and idolatrous tendencies and perversions in the various religious systems of mankind.

The non-idolatrous worship of God is likewise a truly Mohammedan principle — Hindu worship was generally not only polytheistic but idolatrous.

Membership in a church «family» can become idolatrous if a congregation includes only people who are socially comfortable with one another.

Does not Bultmann also say that the incomprehensibility of God does not reside on the level of theoretical thought but only on the level of personal existence, that is, on the level of our idolatrous and rebellious will?

Therefore, while it is certainly not idolatrous to say that God is King, to say that he is King only (or King primarily) gets one into trouble.

Of course, it won't ultimately help them much; fundamentalist Muslims do not take kindly to Christians (or ancient archeological treasures that they consider idolatrous abominations, for that matter...) and brutal theocracy is the only alternative there to dictatorship; democracy is just not an option unfortunately.

The pulpit can only counter this kind of tyranny by maintaining the full spectrum of speech, using the depth language of Scripture to challenge the idolatrous images of nationalism and using the fire of that language to re-ignite rational faculties in the service of challenging and changing the state.

Scriptural references to these sexual practices, both before and after Leviticus, show God's displeasure with them whether or not any ceremony or idolatry is involved.Response # 2: Despite the UFMCC's contention that the word for abomination (toevah) is usually associated with idolatry, it in fact appears in Proverbs 6:16 - 19 in connection with sins having nothing to do with idolatry or pagan ceremony: There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable [an abomination or toevah] to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, a false witness who pours out lies and a man who stirs up dissension among brothers.Idolatry plays no part in these scriptures; clearly, then, toevah is not limited to idolatrous practices.Response # 3: If the practices in Leviticus 18 and 20 are condemned only because of their association with idolatry, then it logically follows they would be permissible if they were committed apart from idolatry.