![]() ![]() So just because we use a statue to help us "pray", that does not at all mean we are using the statue to somehow pray to it, or worship it. It was a part of common, everyday langauge. in its most general sense, "To ask" anyone for anything. The difference between this and the way protestants use the word "pray" is that over time, protestantism has narrowed their usage of the word "pray" to refer only to an act of worship due God.īut when the King james bible was translated, the word "pray" was used the way Catholics use the word "pray". These are all legitimate uses of the word "pray". In the bible the word 'pray' is used to described man petitioning God, men pentitioning rulers, and men petitioning each other. The Catholic use of the word "pray" is consistant with the broader use of the word "pray" we see in the bible. this can be part of worship or it can be outside of worship. Protestants use the word "pray" to refer to an activity that is part of worship due God.Ĭatholics use the word "pray" to refer to simply asking another for something. Protestants and Catholics use the word "pray" in two different, yet similar, ways. Prayer, for Catholics, is not automatically related to worship due God alone. The other had to do with prayer and what is the nature of prayer, and how does prayer relate to worship and is it always related to worship. One has to do with the idea of images, and what does and does not constitute a graven image prohibited by scripture Now we have two variables we are discussing. Or do we pray to the one's they represent?Ĭan one pray to another without worshipping them? ![]() Simply because there is a statue, that does not mean it is an idol.įor a statue to come under the prohibition of 'graven images' in the OT, it has to be an idol, not just merely a statue.ĭo you see this? You began to see this a little earlier. įor a statue to be an idol there has to be a legitimate connection, not just one that is based on appearances. Just because a similarity may appear to exist, that does not mean that there is sameness. but the verse we were talking about is not simply speaking about making statues. just those that people would worship as gods. These verses are not all inclusive of all images. ![]() īut if it is not all inclusive, then the Ark does not represent any problem at all.Īlso consider the Brazen Serpent Moes put on a pole that people had to actually look to in order to be healed and live. for if this was all inclusive, then the Ark represents a major problem. Īgain, this refers to a very narrow scope in regards to images. ĭo you see that this refers to worship of an image as though it is a god? This could extend also to images that were not considered a god themselves, but representataive of a god. and since the context is that of idols and worshipping idols, the words "bow down" must be understood in such a context.Īgain, the high priest "bowed down" before the ark. The "bow down" refers to an act of worship. Apparently from H408 good for nothing, by analogy vain or vanity specifically an idol: - idol, no value, thing of nought. ![]()
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