There is a danger in monotheism, and it's called idolatry. And we know the prophets of Israel were very, very concerned about idolatry, the worship of a human expression of the divine.
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To get overprotective about particular readings of the Bible is always in danger of idolatry.
The God of the Hebrews is a God that human language, we're not even supposed to speak the holy name. We were told in the Second Commandment we could make no images of this God, and I don't think that means just building idols, I think that means also trying to believe you've captured God in your words, in the Creeds, in the Scriptures.
I look at Jerusalem as being a beacon for the three monotheistic religions.
Monotheism makes me grouchy. I don't trust any religion that makes God look like one of the ruling class. I guess I'm a pagan or an animist.
Being brought up very religious, I have a fear of people that look to idol gods.
Within orthodoxy, there is always a danger of faith collapsing into fear.
The Bible is full of warnings about false prophets and false messiahs. These satanically inspired people have appeared in almost every generation of history.
The God of the Old Testament is the depiction of evil.
The temple and the holy ordinances are indeed sacred, and we should be spiritually sensitive to them. It is a sacred blessing to attend the temple to worship the Lord.
Religion is dangerous because it allows human beings who don't have all the answers to think that they do.
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