[PLUG-TALK] Credibility...

[Michael Robinson]

Having a crucifix is not idol worship and no the early 
Christians would not have used a crucifix as a symbol 
for obvious reasons.  Frankly, if the image of Christ 
is a graven image that is pretty confusing.  Follow 
that logic, every human being becomes a graven image 
because man is made in the image and likeness of God.
Please don't go there.

Anyone who understands symbols knows that it's what's 
behind the symbol and what it represents that counts.  
Symbols are meant to make us think about the people 
and things that they represent.  A symbol representing 
the 1 true God cannot be an idol, by definition.  You 
don't worship a symbol, if it represents God you worship
the God person that it represents.

"You see, early Christians were kind of upset about the 
idea of  worshipping god in the form of a man 
(or other "earthly" things), as that was a Gentile, 
pagan, custom. It wasn't until Arius's battle  with 
Alexander of Alexandria, and the resulting Nicean 
creed/heresy, that Christians decided to, well, kind 
of ignore the issue, and  declare that worshipping a 
man figure, *as* a part of God, was really  just 
plain "ok"."

Hmm, sounds like you don't believe in the divinity 
of Jesus Christ.  The idea that Jesus is fully God
and fully man.  Am I correct?

What in the Nicean creed is there that makes you 
call it a heresy?

Back to the divinity of Christ, His Father is the Holy 
Spirit.  The teaching of the Trinity teaches that God 
is three persons in one: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.  
You see, God impregnated Mary with the God-man Jesus 
Christ which refutes the Arian heresy which says that 
Jesus isn't God.

http://www.catholic.com/thisrock/2006/0610tbt.as

http://www.catholic.com/thisrock/2003/0307fea1sb.asp

If you are a Jehovah Witness, the following is a good read:
http://www.catholic.com/thisrock/2005/0501coff.asp

There you go, a start.  I'm assuming you will respect me
for trying to answer questions on what I think you are 
asking me about.  Thing is, I did have to guess a little.
If you don't respect me for what I've tried to do, please
don't attack me either privately or publicly.  The tone
I have received is starting to depress me and I'm 
beginning to wonder if I'm doing any good.