Let's talk about idolatry
02-19-2006, 01:11 AM
:rant: Yeah, there are all sorts of folks out there who get all kinds of wierded out when it comes to the use of symbol OR form.
And I LOVE the accusations of strange fire. Looking at the portion of scripture that mentions strange fire and we find a couple of guys who were intent on usurping the authority of the men of God. It is mostly about heart attitudes. It's not about the fact that Aaron was using a gold censor and Korah & his horde came with brass censors. It's not really about Korah's use of what may well have been "the" recipe for incense. I haven't looked it up to make sure, but I don't know as it's even mentioned. The deal was about Korah getting snippy about how his worship was just as acceptable as that of Aaron.
My take on the issue of strange fire is the fire/passion of the heart. Aaron's passion/fire was for God and His law and the specifics of God-appointed, God-instructed worship. Korah's passion/fire was all about pride and self. THAT is strange fire!!
IMO, YMMV.
DeanZF :fireball:
And I LOVE the accusations of strange fire. Looking at the portion of scripture that mentions strange fire and we find a couple of guys who were intent on usurping the authority of the men of God. It is mostly about heart attitudes. It's not about the fact that Aaron was using a gold censor and Korah & his horde came with brass censors. It's not really about Korah's use of what may well have been "the" recipe for incense. I haven't looked it up to make sure, but I don't know as it's even mentioned. The deal was about Korah getting snippy about how his worship was just as acceptable as that of Aaron.
My take on the issue of strange fire is the fire/passion of the heart. Aaron's passion/fire was for God and His law and the specifics of God-appointed, God-instructed worship. Korah's passion/fire was all about pride and self. THAT is strange fire!!
IMO, YMMV.
DeanZF :fireball:
Blessings!
Dean
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