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Originally Posted by Esaias
I am not sure how my explanation is 'worldly' sense, I would call it rational, but that's just me.  |
Fair enough! To me, "worldly" and "rational" can occupy the same space at the same time. The sister I quoted, however, tried to distinguish your explantion as being "not worldly" when actually many or most people of "the world" could or would fully agree that (in general) that symbols only have the meaning we invest in them and no more, such as no external demons jumping into your body and/or mind due to not giving the symbol proper distance. I'm surprised no one has tried to defend the other (to me, superstitious) viewpoint of satanic symbols--that object or symbol can and do trigger evil powers--
externally thrust into your life, from not being careful enough, or something like that.
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From a Biblical perspective, the symbol itself is nothing (1 Corinthians 8).
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Agree, and that is why I don't understand why any bible believing Christian would need go even one inch beyond dismissing any symbol as NOTHING, or and least dismiss it as powerless once they believe it is NOTHING. The only time it becomes SOMETHING is due to supposing it is SOMETHING. And that, according to Paul, amounts to baby christian "weakness."
But there's got to be those out there who are certain that objects or symbols can "contain" evil that jumps on you if you're not careful to keep your distance. At Jackson College of Miseries, circa 1993, I recall a very fine and popular bible instructor who told the story of his African Mask. He had acquired a carved wooden African mask from a missionary trip, or vacation, or something. It had hung in his hallway (like any picture, just for decoration) for a little while. During a period of personal upheaval when everything was "going wrong" in his life, he claimed the Holy Ghost pointed out to him that the mask was demonic. After he threw away the mask, his life returned to normal. His point was to beware of satanic-infested objects, that can put a curse upon your life without you even being aware! (That's the kind of "Pentecost" I remember well.)
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