The Scribbler was so struck by this observation by Terry Johnson she read to me today:
The whole history of religion is a history of idolatry: God conceived of falsely and worshipped wrongly. It does not encourage us to think highly of our ability to get things right.Hopefully she'll comment a little on it--and not just because she really needs to post something--I find it quite profound
2 comments:
Surely the word 'whole' does not imply every moment in the history of religion, otherwise we wouldnt know what is real worship, and which is idolatry. Or am I missing the distinction between the use of the word 'religion' as opposed to that of 'theology'?
Religion is idolary as a whole. God certainly didn't create it, man did.
It certainly does not encourage us to think of ourselves highly at all. Remember the Pope, having been dead for a few days carried throughout so people may see him? What's more, his clothing probably cost more than some people's homes. It was a wrecthed display of religion, and could encapsulate this subject well.
I thought we learned how and in what manner to worship God through His Holy Word. Religion doesn't, and shouldn't teach us that. If anything, I'd say "religion" as a whole does more to move people away from the truth of God's Word than steer them toward it.
Just my thoughts. Excellent observation Scribbler, thanks for posting!
(dlg)
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