tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30216641.post4883609595481345608..comments2023-05-13T09:44:09.456-04:00Comments on Adiaphora - a prologue to things indifferent.: Theology of IconsChris Larimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01770607122746467750noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30216641.post-7568600283663930892009-10-03T20:11:31.245-04:002009-10-03T20:11:31.245-04:00Chris,
Good points, but you know the more Reforme...Chris,<br /><br />Good points, but you know the more Reformed than thou types will have kittens if or when they read this. Remember how I was called a "Papal Yes Man?" Yuk Yuk.<br /><br />JohnPresbymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17673477298859022278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30216641.post-88329417829506617242009-10-01T14:55:47.661-04:002009-10-01T14:55:47.661-04:00Mr. Dyer, a convert to Roman Catholicism - I geare...Mr. Dyer, a convert to Roman Catholicism - I geared down some of the "Protestants this/that" language because it was needlessly galvanizing, and it's untrue. (Anglicans are Protestant, so are Lutherans, and yet both make use of iconography). Kevin and I have been dialoguing about icons and I found these reflections cogent. <br /><br />I'm not sure I can go as far as relics (though in the charismatic churches they often pass out blessed hankies based on Paul's cited healings). In some ways, I think anti-Papal squeamishness controlled "reforms" made (especially on the Continent, though also in the second wave of the English Reformation); these culturally and politically agitated allergies undercut serious - and humble - reflection on what it means to be part of a received faith.<br /><br />Based on the testimony of Nicea II, the unbroken practice of the Church, and their edifying use in multiple cultural contexts, and the warrant found in the Scriptures, I do not believe that the 2nd Commandment is violated by the use of images for teaching. I think it would be imprudent to try and image the Godhead, though representations of the Spirit as a dove and of Christ (the ikon of God) seem to be acceptable.Chris Larimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01770607122746467750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30216641.post-49069103894245761592009-10-01T14:38:04.401-04:002009-10-01T14:38:04.401-04:00Who is the author of this?Who is the author of this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30216641.post-89128155780193742522009-10-01T13:49:10.500-04:002009-10-01T13:49:10.500-04:00Thank you! I appreciate you doing so much heavy li...Thank you! I appreciate you doing so much heavy lifting on your site. Like you, I came from a Reformed background and was overwhelmed with the simple catholicity of the Nicene Creed (without further need of punctilious Confessionalism).<br /><br />On a pilgrimage to England, I was won over to the catholic faith. England is, by all conciliar agreements, the oldest of Churches outside of the Holy Land. The apostolic line of my bishop is only three generations removed from the Roman Church (Duarte Costa succession).Chris Larimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01770607122746467750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30216641.post-15707230157077400382009-10-01T11:28:05.374-04:002009-10-01T11:28:05.374-04:00Thanks, Father!Thanks, Father!Jay Dyerhttp://www.nicenetruth.comnoreply@blogger.com