i have been given all kinds of answers to catholic idolatry,but none have told me why they chose?

Question

to depict our lord crucified in their churches,and then idolize him as well,among the rest of their statues ,this i will never understand ?

Answer 1

You do not understand because you have chosen not to differentiate between any images, statues, and real idols.

Images and Statues
Deut. 4:15 - from this verse, Protestants say that since we saw "no form" of the Lord, we should not make graven images of Him.

Deut. 4:16 - of course, in early history Israel was forbidden to make images of God because God didn't yet reveal himself visibly "in the form of any figure."

Deut. 4:17-19 - hence, had the Israelites depicted God not yet revealed, they might be tempted to worship Him in the form of a beast, bird, reptile or fish, which was a common error of the times.

Exodus 3:2-3; Dan 7:9; Matt. 3:16; Mark 1:10; Luke 3:22; John 1:32; Acts 2:3- later on, however, we see that God did reveal himself in visible form (as a dove, fire, etc).

Deut. 5:8 - God's commandment "thou shall not make a graven image" is entirely connected to the worship of false gods. God does not prohibit images to be used in worship, but He prohibits the images themselves to be worshiped.

Exodus 25:18-22; 26:1,31 - for example, God commands the making of the image of a golden cherubim. This heavenly image, of course, is not worshiped by the Israelites. Instead, the image disposes their minds to the supernatural and draws them to God.

Num. 21:8-9 - God also commands the making of the bronze serpent. The image of the bronze serpent is not an idol to be worshiped, but an article that lifts the mind to the supernatural.

I Kings 6:23-36; 7:27-39; 8:6-67 - Solomon's temple contains statues of cherubim and images of cherubim, oxen and lions. God did not condemn these images that were used in worship.

2 Kings 18:4 - it was only when the people began to worship the statue did they incur God's wrath, and the king destroyed it. The command prohibiting the use of graven images deals exclusively with the false worship of those images.

1 Chron. 28:18-19 - David gives Solomon the plan for the altar made of refined gold with a golden cherubim images. These images were used in the Jews' most solemn place of worship.

2 Chron. 3:7-14 - the house was lined with gold with elaborate cherubim carved in wood and overlaid with gold.

Ezek. 41:15 - Ezekiel describes graven images in the temple consisting of carved likenesses of cherubim. These are similar to the images of the angels and saints in many Catholic churches.

Col. 1:15 - the only image of God that Catholics worship is Jesus Christ, who is the "image" (Greek "eikon") of the invisible God.

Answer 2

This may seem harsh, but bear with me on this FACT: The Catholic Church has spent the last 1700 years killing, brainwashing, fearing gays, and being a hippocracy to nature worshipping (paganistic) religions. The true nature of the church however, was to simply fuse the most popular religions of the Roman Empire at the time of Jesus: Judaism and the Roman pagan religions. In fact, all symbols of Christianity are from Judaism and other religions: The satanic pentagram which is the pentacle, symbol of venus, the cross, originally equal armed, representing the connection of female (V) and male (^) making an X. rotate it 45 degrees, and extend the long side, making a t

Answer 3

Well, go to a catholic church and ask the Father you want to be a catholic, it not hard, then in about 8 years you will make your confirmation, then you will understand, what the heck they are doing with all them there statues

Answer 4

Please explain the difference between the various religions Catholic or Protestant. I have been to most Protestant churches in my spiritual journey and found finally settled in a Catholic church. Yes there are a few more statues in the Catholic church But I remember most Protestant churches that thave Jesus on and Off the cross. Is there a difference?

Answer 5

Why did the Israelites worship a golden calf?

People are misled, mistaken, misunderstood, and often too proud or ignorant to realize and/or admit their mistakes.

I agree with what another answerer said: it is a shame that a church succumbed to that. But that's how it's become, and why exactly, I couldn't tell you. I'm sure it started out innocent enough, and may even be that innocent to many people who don't realize that it could be - and sometimes is - actually idolatry.

C'est la vie. Best I can offer. =/

Answer 6

The statues are just a reminder of who the people in the story are and what they went through, their stories, trials and tribulations. To remind us that Christ died for us, to cleanse the sins of the world. We are not supposed to worship the idols.
The statues and the stained glass way back when in the history of things helped to tell the story to people who could not read. Kind of like a picture book. We have just carried on the tradition today.

Answer 7

I think having idols appeals to some people. The catholic church appeals to people in this way, by giving them images. It's really too bad, that a church has succumbed to this temptation.

Answer 8

I'm a catholic person and I'll never understand it either.

Answer 9

Yes, you will likely never understand.

Answer 10

To show how he suffered for us.