And Gideon made an ephod [a sacred, high priest's garment] of it, and put it in his city of Ophrah, and all Israel paid homage to it there, and [a]it became a snare to Gideon and to his family.
Judges 8:27
The gold and purple of the spoil enabled Gideon to make an ephod, presumably on the pattern of that described in Exodus 28. It was not exactly an idol but a kind of fetish, and it diverted the thoughts of the people from Shiloh and the spiritual worship of the unseen and eternal God. So apt is the human heart to cling to some outward emblem - it may be a crucifix, a wafer, or a church - and miss that worship in spirit and in truth which the Father seeks (John 4:23)
F. B. Meyer, Devotional Commentary on Joshua - II Kings
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Banuiesc ca Meyer ala e profet biblic.
“SOLA SCRIPTURA”
Profet biblic? Nu stiu ce inseamna termenul. Dar daca doresti sa afli mai multe despre el vezi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Brotherton_Meyer
Se ajunge sa consideram ca sfinte niste obiecte. In loc sa ne inchinam lui Dumnezeu ajungem sa veneram niste obiecte: cruci, haine, cladirea unde se intalneste o biserica si alte obiecte de cult. Aceasta poate nu este 100% idolatrie insa cu siguranta nu este inchinare 100% catre Dumnezeu.
Cat despre “Sola Scriptura”, sunt intru totul 100% convins de acest fapt. Ceea ce a spus Meyer in scrierile sale nu inlocuieste scriptura nici pe departe. Eu am pus o parere avizata, a unui teolog cunoscut, in ceea ce priveste versetul cu pricina. Sunt de aceeasi parere cu Meyer. Nu am adoptat parerea lui ci parerile noastre sunt identice in acest context.