Comments on: The Future of Jesus, 4: Will He Make a Difference in the World? http://www.hornes.org/mark/2009/11/13/the-future-of-jesus-4/ The cyberstalkable freelance writer making retractions on the web since 2000.... Oops, 1993? Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:03:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Andrew http://www.hornes.org/mark/2009/11/13/the-future-of-jesus-4/comment-page-1/#comment-443293 Andrew Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:15:14 +0000 http://www.hornes.org/mark/?p=4520#comment-443293 Paul does say "Greed is idolatry"... Paul does say “Greed is idolatry”…

]]> By: pduggie http://www.hornes.org/mark/2009/11/13/the-future-of-jesus-4/comment-page-1/#comment-443292 pduggie Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:08:55 +0000 http://www.hornes.org/mark/?p=4520#comment-443292 Your last point Re: Athens and the Synagogues is really good. Hadn't thought of that before. I think part of the hard sell is that we have demythologized our idols and so the average Christian thinks that they're ok. We have 'violence' and 'democracy' and 'economics', not Mars or Pluto. And that looks different. Paul would have needed more than his eyes to say, spot the 'idolatry' of 17th century New York or 20th century Los Angeles. Wouldn't he? Your last point Re: Athens and the Synagogues is really good. Hadn’t thought of that before.

I think part of the hard sell is that we have demythologized our idols and so the average Christian thinks that they’re ok. We have ‘violence’ and ‘democracy’ and ‘economics’, not Mars or Pluto. And that looks different. Paul would have needed more than his eyes to say, spot the ‘idolatry’ of 17th century New York or 20th century Los Angeles.

Wouldn’t he?

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