idolatry
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Icons and the Incarnation
In the last post, I discussed the scriptural evidence for holy images in the Old Testament, specifically in the Tabernacle and Temple. I even showed various places where veneration was given to holy images. I explained how idolatry had a precise definition, often involving creating a body for worshipping the spirit. Of course, none of…
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Icons and Scripture
When you have grown up as an evangelical and are looking into Eastern Orthodoxy, icons are one of the first things that will cause immediate awkward feelings or worry. In Protestant churches, the walls are generally pretty bare. There may be a cross on the stage, some Scripture on banners, or painted on the walls.…
Solas to Saints 