Can help me to understand the following?
Exodus 20:4 states the second of the commandments: " Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth."
Now, on every LDS temple I have seen there is a gold statue of Moroni on one of the spires. Doesn't this violate the "any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above" part of the second commandment?
If not, why not. Isn't the statue a "graven image", or "likeness"? Isn't Moroni "in heaven above"?
Thanks, Perry
From: "Charles Perry Locke" Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Spiritual Realities Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 19:40:08 -0800
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--- Begin Message --->From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Spiritual Realities >Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 19:47:37 -0700 > >CP, Ps 82, standg on its own merit, can not be interpreted properly, >strictly to counter even the Mormon twistdness. Mormons and Christians, >both, are confronted by its message which does not (in keeping w/ Gen >1:27) reduce mankind to animal status, nor elevate (in keepg w/ Gen 1:27) >mankind to God. > >Ps. 82 defines mankind as creatures created as 'gods' (re-readg vss. 6,7 >carefully; the point confirmed by JC in John does not confirm the >Mormoneze:); thus setting all (of us) on equal footing. > >Therefore, it is unjust to discriminate against humans (as God's creation >or creatures, as 'gods' in Ps. 82) in any category--meaning, in part >that, now, street preachers really do have a radical message for downtown >SLC and the Kingston clan/s! > >In sum, while Asaph, the Psalmist in #82, confronts society, inc Mormons, >on the issue of arrogant, partic warped financial/political justice, >hence our injustice, there is no basis for the caste-ing of global >society > >IOW, there is no biblical justification for class system poverty or, in >Christ, for radically impoverishing vast multitudes of people, say as >'homeless' 'poor'; or for classifying vast numbers of people smugly as >spiritually impoverished 'dogs' (from the same Psalmist versus the >contemporary Jewish mindset)... > >(good conversation, CP..let 'er roll:) > >On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 13:06:02 -0800 "Charles Perry Locke" ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >G, Jn 10:34 states "is it not written that ye are gods"...G,
James, also, brings the major Ps 82 point out in 2:2-9 and 2:15,16.
Perry
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