Posted by practicus [practicus] on November 30, 1999 at 04:57:32 {JEfy6n1mcI0qEQSQWE66XLrxSb9K/Q}:
In Reply to: Pagan Origins/False Worsh posted by mntzion on November 30, 1999 at 03:43:42:
Neither Jesus nor his apostles called the physical world "evil." When Jehovah created the earth, according to the Bible, he called it "very good." You are confusing what the scriptures say about the "world of mankind (alienated from God)" with the physical world.
Further, if you actually read the Qur'an, the Muslim scriptures, you will see no difference from what it says about the "world of mankind (alienated from God)" than what the Bible says.
The Bible does not condemn "making use of the world," it merely advises against "making use of it to the full," to the neglect of spiritual matters.