What Is Wrong With Idol Worship?

[Kataphraktos]

Do you know what it means and please enlighten the rest of us as to why it makes you violate the beliefs of your own religion.

I believe it means ignorant people, would you like me to swear about you in Greek?

 

[indianx]

I believe it means ignorant people

Will you apologize for childishly labeling Satay as a "moron" if I tell you that's not what it means in Sanskrit?

 

[Kataphraktos]

Will you apologize for childishly labeling Satay as a "moron" if I tell you that's not what it means in Sanskrit?

No, you tell me what it means and then I will decide whether to apologize.

 

[indianx]

So you're justified in calling him a moron according to your religion?

 

[Kataphraktos]

So you're justified in calling him a moron according to your religion?

No, I have the good nature to speak to other people, and insult other people, in English, not in Greek. Perhaps Satay should learn this too.

 

[indianx]

So it is against your religion to call others morons?

 

[Kataphraktos]

So it is against your religion to call others morons?

Yes, but we all make allowances for morons now and again.

 

[indianx]

Did JC say that those who follow his religion can make such allowances?

P.S. No wish to offend with the use of "JC", it's just faster than writing out its full form.

 

[Kataphraktos]

Did JC say that those who follow his religion can make such allowances?

P.S. No wish to offend with the use of "JC", it's just faster than writing out its full form.

JC Denton? I swear he's a video game character.

Seriously now, I apologize if it offended Satay, I just think he should have the good nature to post in English like all of us who can speak other languages do.

 

[satay]

Stop calling people that you moron.

Hahaha! Hey I am cool with that man. But unfortunately, the mods of this site already deleted my posts where I talk about Maleccha god. I guess that means that they accept that they are Malecchas even though I didn't use the term Maleccha in a derogatory manner. I used it in the same sense as one would use the term idoltary.

But from now on, as far as I am concerned you guys are Malecchas as demonstrated by the mods here.

satay

 

[selwyn]

You attributed Theowne's statement to "Hinduic casteism", which is in no way or form connected to what he said. So, using your always brilliant logic, I attributed Galilean's recent posts regarding Christianity and Western/European identity (atleast according to Arun) to Christianity's subjugation of dark-skinned people throughout history.

And notice again, that I said my intention is not to be correct, but rather to show the stupidity of your original statement or question. I know Jesus talked about nothing of the sort and Christians deviated from his teachings when they did the things they did, the same way the caste system in its recent form has deviated from the Vedic teachings and if you want to argue about that, start a new thread.

Man. Don't even try telling here hypocritically to us what Jesus told . You don't believe Him to begin with. How desperate you should be here to do that in here!!!! And Oh yeah!!! Are you now trying to prove here that you were wishfully on the wrongside to convince someone else about what you think as wrong? What kind of logic is that man? No matter what non-sense and lies you tell about casteism in here and no matter how hard you wishfully go to the wrong end to hypocritically point at some other thing which you assumed as wrong, I am not going to believe you in here. After all, aren't you someone who doesn't even mind going wishfully to the wrong end and throw stones at others if needed, as you have demonstrated yourself here by your silly post? And I have myself given references to articles by hindu leaders like sankaracharya who infact go to the extent of chiding people like you trying to dilute the so called vedic teachings about casteism.

 

[Kataphraktos]

Actually Satay, I reported your posts and asked them to be deleted. And every time you blaspheme the Lord God, I'll continue reporting you.

Oh, in case anyone is interested, there's a certain word in Greek which is surprisingly similar to a descriptor that seems to be used these days to describe Satay.

mōros:

dull or stupid (as if shut up), that is, heedless, (morally) blockhead, (apparently) absurd: - fool (-ish, X -ishness).

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Strangely enough, the word is first found in Jesus' Sermon on the Mount.

But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, 'You fool!' will be liable to the hell of fire. (St. Matthew 5:22)


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So to Kataphraktos, my brother in Christ, I would say this. Satay is a Gentile and a worshiper of false idols who have no power to save him. You, however, are a child of the Most High God. Yet how can we live as pampered children of the King when the King himself is humbled, and stripped for battle? "Do not throw your pearls before pigs." (St. Matthew 7:6). If you mock a Gentile, Hindu idolater, not only are you giving him an opportunity to blaspheme our Lord and invite condemnation on himself, but you are throwing away your own salvation. If he chooses, let him continue worshiping idols in futility, and heap condemnation on himself. But you obey Jesus Christ by loving him, even though Hindus hate God and his church.

For the most part I agree, I shouldn't have insulted him as it just gives him an excuse to insult Christianity.

 

[indianx]

Man. Don't even try telling here hypocritically to us what Jesus told . You don't believe Him to begin with. How desperate you should be here to do that in here!!!! And Oh yeah!!! Are you now trying to prove here that you were wishfully on the wrongside to convince someone else about what you think as wrong? What kind of logic is that man? No matter what non-sense and lies you tell about casteism in here and no matter how hard you wishfully go to the wrong end to hypocritically point at some other thing which you assumed as wrong, I am not going to believe you in here. After all, aren't you someone who doesn't even mind going wishfully to the wrong end and throw stones at others if needed, as you have demonstrated yourself here by your silly post? And I have myself given references to articles by hindu leaders like sankaracharya who infact go to the extent of chiding people like you trying to dilute the so called vedic teachings about casteism.

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Ummm, ok?

 

[arunma]

For the most part I agree, I shouldn't have insulted him as it just gives him an excuse to insult Christianity.

Thank you. If you yourself will repent, than God forgives your sin (granted, if you didn't mean to insult him, it wasn't a sin at all). The way I see it, Satay will either repent one day, destroy his Hindu idols, and be saved by Christ, or he will have an eternity in hell to atone for the sin of falling before the Vedic pantheon of gods. Either way, God will receieve glory even from him. If you wish to evangelize him, it should be done in a spirit of concern and love, and not out of an attempt to prove his inferiority.

No doubt he'll make another angry post, deriding me for blaspheming his false gods. But unlike the false gods of Hinduism, the true God can only be approached in a spirit of humility, through Jesus Christ. If we stand as sinners before a holy God, surely we can't look down even upon an idolater.

 

[indianx]

Sel, you say us talking about Jesus and his teachings is hypocrisy and then turn around and talk about God and teachings of S.D.. What the hell are we supposed to talk about concerning Cianity, other than JC? That means everytime you mention the teachings of S.D, you are being a -in hypocrite.

I'll prepare your response for you, just to save time:

<Man>[incoherence][hypocrisy][so called blah][/so called blah]
[/hypocrisy][/incoherence]</Man>

 

[selwyn]

Sel, you say us talking about Jesus and his teachings is hypocrisy and then turn around and talk about God and teachings of S.D.. What the hell are we supposed to talk about concerning Cianity, other than JC? That means everytime you mention the teachings of S.D, you are being a -in hypocrite.

I'll prepare your response for you, just to save time:

<Man>[incoherence][hypocrisy][so called blah][/so called blah]
[/hypocrisy][/incoherence]</Man>

Come on man. I didn't expect your understanding to be so pathetic. Where did you ever find me asking any of you guys to follow your so called dharma? Isn't it that I have been questioning your so called dharma consistently in here? And man, isn't it that I have been consistently pointing at the self-contradiction of hinduic claims, questionint the so called truths of hinduism?

 

[selwyn]

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bleeh..incoherence....Blah..blah..bleh..blah..bleh..blah..bleh....contradiction... blah....bleh....blah.....bleh....blaah....bloh....bleeh..incoherence....Blah..blah.. so called bleh...bleh..blah..bleh..blah..bleh....blah....bleh....blah.....
bleh....blaah....so called bloh....bleeh..incoherence...Blah..blah..bleh..blah..
bleh..blah., man?

Ummm, ok?

And what is that all about? Man. Cool down!!!!!

 

[urnotme]

"Their idols are silver and gold, The work of men's hands. They have mouths, but they do not speak; Eyes they have, but they do not see; They have ears, but they do not hear; Noses they have, but they do not smell;They have hands, but they do not handle; Feet they have, but they do not walk; Nor do they mutter through their throat.Those who make them are like them; So is everyone who trusts in them." Psalm;115:4-8

They did that but they were not following the commandment of n God when they did.

 

[indianx]

And what is that all about? Man. Cool down!!!!!

Thanks for implying I am "hot", but I have to say, I have never thought of myself as very handsome.

But, on a serious note, that is exactly how your post looks like, it is very interesting though since it follows the same pattern, starting with man, a sprinkling of words preceded by "so called", and then some more random words.

 

[mark53]

The TV show "Australian Idol" is very popular here! I don't like those idols very much. Maybe I'm getting old. My idols go back to thee 60's.