Re: Is Jesus honored when people make a lie in His honor?

Jon Houts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>
>> Incorrect: you miss the point. The shape of the idol is not
>> mentioned, because it's irrelevant.
>
> Right. The shape isn't important, but it is "shaped," not whole...

You *badly* miss the point. If an unshaped stone is used as an idol,
the offence is in every way identical as if the stone were carved into
the shape of Michaelangelo's "Moses".

> ...and condemning the use of Christmas trees using this verse is a
> leap.

Only because you desire to argue forever about the shape of the idol,
rather than the central point of Jeremiah 10: "Learn not the ways of
the heathen." Look, if heathen from pluto worship funny little frozen
ammonia crystals, and sanctify a holiday to the day the ammonia thaws
(signalizing the start of spring), then one can still infer from
Jeremiah 10 that God prefers if we "learn not the ways of the
heathen."

Regards,
Len.