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Here is an example:
“Of old, God the incorporeal and uncircumscribed was never depicted. Now, however, when God is seen clothed in flesh, and conversing with men, I make an image of the God whom I see. I do not worship matter, I worship the God of matter, who became matter for my sake, and deigned to inhabit matter, who worked out my salvation through matter. I will not cease from honouring that matter which works my salvation.” - John of Damascus, Three Treatises on the Divine Images
Indirect worship? Pure sophistry. I know I am using mainly John here, sorry, but it is evident the folly in these words. Not only is this ridiculous, but just reading this leads to theological problems as to what he worships through the image he depicts God with, the image of Jesus' humanity? His divinity isn't depicted here, and if it were it would be a false representation by a man's imagination. He is dividing the natures as separate.
Don't know enough about that.
Do you mean Herod's Temple? Where there images therein?
Images of men and of God for private/public worship isn't the same thing as an altar to burn offerings.
1. again, where does he say the icon is worshipped? and he is not dividing the natures, since the base of the union is still the one Christ. you need to read on what Nestorianism actually is before you accuse St John of Nestorianism.
2. alrighty.
3. yes and yes. images go back to the Tabernacle. and no one is talking about burning any offerings. no offering is made to an icon.
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