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<blockquote data-quote="Eusebius Erasmus" data-source="post: 1490971" data-attributes="member: 20940"><p>Icons are necessary, because they remind us that we ourselves are icons (Gr. <em>eikonoi</em>) of God, who Himself became an icon for our sakes. The relevant Scriptures are Genesis 1:27 and John's Gospel 1.</p><p></p><p>In the Old Testament, God commands the Israelites to make icons: the mercy seat on the Ark of the Covenant (Exodus 25:18-21).</p><p></p><p>Furthermore, excavations of the first Christian churches show that they used icons.</p><p></p><p>John of Damascus has a further defence of icons; see <em>On Holy Images</em>.</p><p></p><p>Of course, we do <strong>not</strong> worship icons themselves, but we cannot worship without them; if you do not fill your senses with pleasant and holy images, then Satan will show you evil and corrupt icons of the world: pornography, extravagant mansions, violence, etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Eusebius Erasmus, post: 1490971, member: 20940"] Icons are necessary, because they remind us that we ourselves are icons (Gr. [I]eikonoi[/I]) of God, who Himself became an icon for our sakes. The relevant Scriptures are Genesis 1:27 and John's Gospel 1. In the Old Testament, God commands the Israelites to make icons: the mercy seat on the Ark of the Covenant (Exodus 25:18-21). Furthermore, excavations of the first Christian churches show that they used icons. John of Damascus has a further defence of icons; see [I]On Holy Images[/I]. Of course, we do [B]not[/B] worship icons themselves, but we cannot worship without them; if you do not fill your senses with pleasant and holy images, then Satan will show you evil and corrupt icons of the world: pornography, extravagant mansions, violence, etc. [/QUOTE]
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