Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!samsung!sdd.hp.com!wuarchive!julius.cs.uiuc.edu!psuvax1!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: liu@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Peter T Liu) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: What do you vote on burning records? Message-ID: Date: 6 Nov 90 08:26:56 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Lines: 43 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu Would I get rid of those records which I don't listen to anyway? The answer is YES, for it says in the Hebrew Scriptures at Deuteronomy 7:26: "And you must not bring a detestable thing into your house and actually become a thing devoted to destruction like it. You should thoroughtly LOATHE it and absolutely DETEST it, because it is something devoted to destruction." (Italics added). Thus if one is truly Christian, one should "...Abhor what is wicked, cling to what is good."(Romans 12:9) Paul tells us to ABHOR what is wicked, not to mention Satan or anything that is his (in this case the records because as you said they contained Satanic messages.) Please note the use of the word 'abhor', which carries with it a very strong connotation. You can hate something but still live with it, but when you abhor something you totally detest it and you want to get rid of it ASAP. Further reason from the Scripture can be found at 1 Corinthians 10:14,20 (The Jerusalem Bible) : "This is the reason, my dear brothers, why you must keep clear of idolatry...The sacrifices that they offer they sacrifice to demons who are not God. I have no desire to see you in communion with demons." Idols do not necessarily need to be a carved image or a sculpture; it can be anything which one venerates other than Jehovah. For example a singer or a rock group can be an idol. A sports star can be an idol. The idea associated with sacrifice is rendering tribute. Thus singing a song with Satanic messages is one way of rendering tribute to Satan. In conclusion, the Bible teaches us to get rid of unclean things and abhor what is wicked so as not to have harm come unto ourselves. Thus I would get rid of that record, EVEN THOUGH I DON'T LISTEN TO IT MUCH. The views expressed in this article are based solely on the Bible and are in no case related to upenn. liu@eniac.seas.upenn.edu