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Alive in Christ<p>Many of us may not worship physical idols, yet still engage in idolatry without realizing it. This video explores the underlying habits and beliefs that can symbolize modern-day idol worship in our lives. Join us as we reflect on this important topic. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Idolatry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Idolatry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpiritualAwakening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpiritualAwakening</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HiddenWorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HiddenWorship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SelfReflection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfReflection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ModernLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ModernLife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FaithJourney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FaithJourney</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Philosophy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LifeLessons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LifeLessons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MeaningfulLiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MeaningfulLiving</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Introspection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Introspection</span></a></p>
gr8commandment<p>4 Good Things That Go Bad When They Are Idolized <a href="https://buff.ly/ItqSepK" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/ItqSepK</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Christianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Christianity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/idolatry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>idolatry</span></a></p>
Cindy<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/idolatry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>idolatry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apostasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apostasy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WorshipGOD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorshipGOD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristianFaith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianFaith</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JesusSecondComing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JesusSecondComing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/REPENTANCE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>REPENTANCE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LastDays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LastDays</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bible</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BibleProphecy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BibleProphecy</span></a> </p><p>~ How does the spirit of Elijah prepare us for the 2nd coming of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JesusChrist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JesusChrist</span></a> ?</p><p>✔out this insightful, thrilling read👇</p><p><a href="https://bibleask.org/what-is-the-end-time-elijah-message/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bibleask.org/what-is-the-end-t</span><span class="invisible">ime-elijah-message/</span></a></p>
Bibliolater 📚 📜 🖋<p>🔴 ✝️ :youtube: **Why Ancient Christians Destroyed Greek Statues**</p><p>ReligionForBreakfast</p><p>_"In Late Antiquity, Christian leaders condemned paganism, sometimes leading to violent attacks on divine statues. What do these attacks teach us about Christianization of the Roman Empire?"_</p><p><a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Video</span></a> length: twenty-seven minutes and forty seconds. </p><p>🔗 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNxxg_1baX4" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=MNxxg_1baX</span><span class="invisible">4</span></a></p><p><a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Religion</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Christianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Christianity</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/LateAntiquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LateAntiquity</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Paganism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Paganism</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Idolatry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Idolatry</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Romans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Romans</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Empire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Empire</span></a></p>
WIST Quotations<p><a href="https://wist.info/holmes-sr-oliver-wendell/7949/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">A quotation from <b>Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.</b></a></p><blockquote>Men are idolaters, and want something to look at and kiss and hug, or throw themselves down before; they always did, they always will; and if you don’t make it of wood, you must make it of words, which are just as much used for idols as promissory notes are used for values.</blockquote><p><b>Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.</b> (1809-1894) American poet, essayist, scholar</p><p>Article (1872-05), “The Poet at the Breakfast-Table,” <i>Atlantic Monthly</i></p> <p>Sourcing, notes: <a href="https://wist.info/holmes-sr-oliver-wendell/7949/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">wist.info/holmes-sr-oliver-wen…</a></p><p><a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=certainty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>certainty</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=doctrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>doctrine</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=dogma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dogma</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=idol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>idol</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=idolatry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>idolatry</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>religion</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=scripture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scripture</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>words</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=worship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worship</span></a></p>
Sweet Home Alaberta 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇲🇽<p>Idolatry bad...unless you are part of a lawless militia enacting genocide.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Idolatry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Idolatry</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Religion</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Evil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Evil</span></a></p>
Cindy<p>How serious is <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DISobedience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DISobedience</span></a> in GOD's eyes? Scripture equates it w/Rebellion, comparing it to serious sins as <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/witchcraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>witchcraft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/idolatry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>idolatry</span></a> ~ Conversely, obeying GOD shows we love HIM. Once we sin, we can't say/do ANYTHING to compensate 4 what we've done or failed to do; humbly admitting our sin/asking 4 forgiveness is the only recourse.</p><p>Read these👇 bible verses, gleaning how Saul's kingship went awry because of disobeying GOD's instructions.</p><p><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1Samuel%2015&amp;version=NLT" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">biblegateway.com/passage/?sear</span><span class="invisible">ch=1Samuel%2015&amp;version=NLT</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BodyOfChrist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BodyOfChrist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OBEDIENCE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OBEDIENCE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ObeyGod" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ObeyGod</span></a></p>
Dustin J. Byrd, Ph.D.<p>The gaslight gospel: <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maga</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idolatry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>idolatry</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AmericanIdolatry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanIdolatry</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/gop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gop</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/rightwing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rightwing</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/christianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>christianity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/gaslight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gaslight</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/trump2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump2024</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>religion</span></a></p>
rk: could be an enum<p>The people gathered around Aaron, and said to him, “Come, make gods for us, who shall go before us; as for Moses we do not know what has become of him.”</p><p>He took the gold from them, formed it in a mold, and cast an image of a calf…They rose early the next day, and offered burnt offerings and brought sacrifices of well-being; and the people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to revel.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.well.com/tags/idolatry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>idolatry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.well.com/tags/BucEes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BucEes</span></a></p>
Cindy<p>We're all placing someone or something FIRST in our lives ... WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHY and HOW we worship: It DOES matter ~</p><p><a href="https://cbn.com/article/worship/why-worship-matters" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cbn.com/article/worship/why-wo</span><span class="invisible">rship-matters</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>religion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spirituality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spirituality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/idols" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>idols</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/idolatry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>idolatry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/truth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>truth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bible</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/falsegods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>falsegods</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheTrueGOD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheTrueGOD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WORSHIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WORSHIP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worshipGODinSpirit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worshipGODinSpirit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worshipGODinTruth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worshipGODinTruth</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inJesusname" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inJesusname</span></a> 💫☦🙌🎵🙏🔥📖💓🛐</p>
Cindy<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BodyOfChrist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BodyOfChrist</span></a> ~ Do you place the LORD GOD Almighty in HIS rightful First position in your life? Anything short of that is a form of idolatry. Jesus said the greatest commandment of all was to love GOD with our whole heart, soul, mind &amp; strength. Two common idols today are <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/materialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>materialism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>entertainment</span></a> </p><p>🔷️An excellent read👇 taken from scripture ... Ten areas apostle Paul identified as idolatry.</p><p><a href="https://www.compellingtruth.org/modern-idolatry.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">compellingtruth.org/modern-ido</span><span class="invisible">latry.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/idolatry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>idolatry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/idols" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>idols</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bible</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GreatestCommandment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreatestCommandment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TimetogetPRIORITIESinOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TimetogetPRIORITIESinOrder</span></a> 📋✍✔</p>
gr8commandment<p>Did the Idols of the Old Testament Actually Have Power? <a href="https://buff.ly/3CuiVz4" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/3CuiVz4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Christianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Christianity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bible</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OldTestament" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OldTestament</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/idolatry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>idolatry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/demons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>demons</span></a></p>
UberZeitgeist<p>Humans are destined<br>To repeat the same errors<br>Until we find truth</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Haiku</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OneHaikuADay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OneHaikuADay</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WritersCollective" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritersCollective</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BackToHaiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BackToHaiku</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ohio</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Akron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Akron</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Truth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Truth</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Experiment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Experiment</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PetriDish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PetriDish</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ignorance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ignorance</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Idiocy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Idiocy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/IntentionalIgnorance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IntentionalIgnorance</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Idolatry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Idolatry</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Insanity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Insanity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GeorgeTsakraklides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgeTsakraklides</span></a></p><p>November 10, 2024</p>
Rasta<p>Cognitive Dissonance: a Canadian black lady, without any mask, just came in for her vaccine. <br>She's proudly sporting her Trump T-shirt for all to see. The virus has spread, because she won't mask. <br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Idolatry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Idolatry</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blind</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Sheep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sheep</span></a></p>
Carmelite Quotes<p>The Church established the use of images for two principal reasons: the reverence given to the saints through them; and both the motivation of the will and the awakening of devotion to the saints by their means. Insofar as they serve this purpose their use is profitable and necessary. </p><p>We should consequently choose those images that are more lifelike and move the will more to devotion. Our concentration should be centered on this devotion more than on the elaborateness of the workmanship and its ornamentation.</p><p>There are, as I say, some people who pay more attention to the workmanship and value of the statue than to the object represented. And the interior devotion, which they should direct spiritually toward the invisible saint in immediate forgetfulness of the statue—since the purpose of the statue is to give motivation—is so taken up with the exterior artistry and ornamentation that the senses receive satisfaction and delight; then both the love and joy of the will dwell on that satisfaction. This is a total obstacle to authentic spirituality, which demands annihilation of the affections in all particular things.</p><p>Such an attitude is obvious in the abominable custom some have in these times of ours. </p><p>Without any abhorrence of vain worldly fashions, they adorn statues with the jewelry conceited people in the course of time invent to satisfy themselves in their pastimes and vanities, and they clothe the statues in garments that would be reprehensible if worn by themselves—a practice that was and still is abhorrent to the saints represented by the statues. </p><p>In company with the devil they strive to canonize their vanities, not without serious offense to the saints. By this practice the authentic and sincere devotion of the soul, which in itself uproots and rejects every vanity and trace of it, is reduced to little more than doll-dressing. </p><p>Some use the statues for nothing more than idols upon which they center their joy. </p><p>You will see some who never tire of adding statue on statue to their collection, or insist that the statue be of this particular kind and craftsmanship and placed in a certain niche and in a special way—all so these statues will give delight to the senses. </p><p>As for devotion of heart, there is very little. They are as attached as Micah and Laban were to their idols, for Micah left his house shouting because they were stolen; and Laban, after a long journey and being enraged, turned over all of Jacob’s household furnishings in search for them [<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=jg%2018%3A23-24&amp;version=NRSVCE" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Judg 18:23-24</a>; <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Gn.%2031%3A23-35&amp;version=NRSVCE" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Gen 31:23-35</a>].</p><p>People who are truly devout direct their devotion mainly to the invisible object represented, have little need for many images, and use those that conform more to divine traits than to human ones. They bring these images—and themselves through them—into conformity with the fashion and condition of the other world, not with this one. </p><p>They do this so worldly images will not stir their appetite and so they will not even be reminded of the world, as they would in having before their eyes any object apparently a part of this world. Their heart is not attached to these goods, and if these are taken away, their grief is slight. </p><p>They seek the living image of Christ crucified within themselves, and thereby they are pleased rather to have everything taken from them and to be left with nothing.</p><p><strong>Saint John of the Cross</strong></p><p><em>The Ascent of Mount Carmel, III, ch. 35, nos. 3–5 </em></p> <p>John of the Cross, St. 1991,&nbsp;<em>The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross, Revised Edition</em>, translated from the Spanish by Kavanaugh, K and Rodriguez, O with revisions and introductions by Kavanaugh, K,&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.icspublications.org/products/the-collected-works-of-st-john-of-the-cross" target="_blank">ICS Publications</a>, Washington DC.</p><p><strong>Featured image:</strong> Photographer Marko Vombergar captured this image of <a href="https://flic.kr/p/Ho768h" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">a pilgrim</a> to Argentina’s <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/113018453@N05/albums/72157669752341766/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">2016 National Eucharistic Congress</a> in Tucumán. Image credit: Marko Vombergar for aleteia.org / Flickr (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Some rights reserved</a>)</p> <p><a href="https://carmelitequotes.blog/2024/10/31/juan-subida-iii35/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://carmelitequotes.blog/2024/10/31/juan-subida-iii35/</a></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://carmelitequotes.blog/tag/christ-crucified/" target="_blank">#ChristCrucified</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://carmelitequotes.blog/tag/devotion/" target="_blank">#devotion</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://carmelitequotes.blog/tag/idolatry/" target="_blank">#idolatry</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://carmelitequotes.blog/tag/image/" target="_blank">#image</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://carmelitequotes.blog/tag/interior-life/" target="_blank">#interiorLife</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://carmelitequotes.blog/tag/motivation/" target="_blank">#motivation</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://carmelitequotes.blog/tag/prayer/" target="_blank">#prayer</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://carmelitequotes.blog/tag/st-john-of-the-cross/" target="_blank">#StJohnOfTheCross</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://carmelitequotes.blog/tag/statue/" target="_blank">#statue</a></p>
Rasta<p>DO YOU UNDERSTAND THIS PART?</p><p>"I have no difficulty understanding how someone can be both Asian and Black."</p><p>(John Pavlovitz is an American former youth pastor and author, known for his social and political writings from a liberal Christian perspective)</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Asian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Asian</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Black" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Black</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Christian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Christian</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/idolatry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>idolatry</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a></p>
D C Fitzgerald<p>She didn’t drink the kool-aid, she pickled herself. <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humor</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/idolatry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>idolatry</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/cult" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cult</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maga</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>psychology</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/weird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weird</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>veterans</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/assassination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>assassination</span></a></p>
Rasta<p>Is it time to rethink your religion?</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Lust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lust</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Gluttony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gluttony</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Greed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Greed</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Sloth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sloth</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Wrath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wrath</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Envy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Envy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Pride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pride</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Bible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bible</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Religion</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Idolatry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Idolatry</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a></p>
Rasta<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@SherBeareth" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>SherBeareth</span></a></span> <br>“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both" - Matthew 6:24 NIV</p><p>Funny that someone has to point that out to suspected believers? <br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Christianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Christianity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Idolatry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Idolatry</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/PickOne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PickOne</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Heathen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Heathen</span></a></p>
Jonas Atlas<p>I sat down with professor William Cavanaugh to discuss how modernity has filled “the God-shaped hole” with the gods of nationalism and consumerism. We are not disenchanted at all but rather dominated by the gods of our own making. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>religion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/secularism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>secularism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/idolatry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>idolatry</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/re-visioning-religion/episodes/Modern-Day-Idolatry-e2kaehh" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sho</span><span class="invisible">w/re-visioning-religion/episodes/Modern-Day-Idolatry-e2kaehh</span></a></p>