For instance, churches are known to have many graven images (or idols/statutes). However, Exodus 20:4,5 says, "you must not make for yourself a carved image or a form like anything that is in the heavens above or that is on the earth underneath or that is in the waters under the earth. You must not bow down to them nor be induced to serve them, because I Jehovah your God am a God exacting exclusive devotion, bringing punishment for the error of fathers upon sons, upon the third generation and upon the fourth generation, in the case of those who hate me."
A scritpure true to form, yet, people wear jewelry of Jesus on the cross, bow down to idols in the churches (ex. Virgin Mary, Jesus on cross). Nevertheless, these people think they are serving God and/or Jesus. But these same people smoke, abuse alcohol, use profanity like a sailor and lead immoral lives. If Jesus were on earth today, would he be pleased with that kind of worship? Something to think about....The floor is yours...
2006-09-24
05:01:14
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From the answers I saw, I laughed. You do not have to be a JW to know about Exodus 20:4,5. That is a basic scritpure. That is the problem I have. Exodus 20:4,5 is in everyone's bible.
The Jews might not have this problem, but they have bigger issues, like observing the sabbath, despite no longer being under the Mosaic Law today and Jehovah leaving the Israelites totally because they disobeyed God's laws and of course, killed God's only begotten son.
Just because you do not "worship" the jewelry, you still should not have graven images. There is no way around that. Jehovah says not to have graven images at all. He shuns all forms of these things. You might not worship, but you support graven images by wearing it.
2006-09-24
06:23:09 ·
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