Concerning those “walking as the enemies of the torture stake of the Christ, ” he wrote:“ Their finish is destruction, and their god is their belly. ”
(‏ فیلِپّیان ۳ :‏⁠ ۱۸ ،‏ ۱۹‏ )‏ واضح است که پرستش آنان پرستش مجسمه یا تمثال نبود .‏