what's wrong with idols?

Question

don't christains use idols when they have a cross or a picture of jesus

if you need something to look at to remind you of god wouldn't that come before god

Answer 1

There are NUMEROUS verses in the bible condemning the use of statues, idols & graven images. An example:
(Exodus 34 13-14)
13- But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves:
14- For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.
The above verses also point out that ther is only ONE God, so worshiping Jesus isn't a good idea when it says God is a "Jealous God"
Bowing down to statues is exactly what the people of old did. Having statues of Jesus, Mary, & saints & bowing to them is exactly what it says in teh bible NOT to do.

Answer 2

An idol is something that is worshipped. God said not to put anything before Him. Anything keeping you from worshipping God is an idol. Your TV could be an idol, your computer....ANYTHING that keeps you away from God! If a cross or picture of Jesus was worshipped....to answer your question, yes, then it would be an idol.

Answer 3

Sure, we have crosses up or pictures of Jesus, but we are not worshipping the cross or the picture, we are just using them as a means to visualize and understand the sacrifice that Christ made for us when He died on the cross. An idol is anything that you worship instead of God.. it doesn't just mean a statue, it could be money, friends... anything that you have placed at a higher level of importance that God in your life.

Answer 4

Go to Exodus 20:4,5. It clearly states that making idols and idol worship is wrong. It's part of the 10 commandments. And, yes, the cross is an idol and that scripture clealry shows how God views idols.

Answer 5

I like Celia's answer about their use of crosses and pictures of Jesus being used to visualize their god,because that is the EXACT SAME WAY a pagan uses an idol,nobody is stupid enough to worship a hunk of metal or stone,it is a TOOL.

Answer 6

An idol is anything you put before God

Answer 7

I tried using a dot on the wall, but could not focus as well as using an idol. So I went back to my rosary.
Idols are focusing devices - hopefully. As all the Saints are not GOD, and would explain this to you if they were alive.
Humans need tools to focus and that's what religious people have provide through the eons.
Words or images to help people connect to GOD.

Answer 8

They are disgusting in gods sight he hates them and told us not tyo use then in Ex 20;3-18 , Lev 26:1 2nd Cor 6:16 1st John 5:21 Ps 115:4-8 all theese tell us that god does not like Idols or those who use them he does not listen to them He says in John 4:23,24 God is a spirit and those worshiping him must worship with Spirit and Truth.!!!!! 2nd Cor 5 :7 we are walking by faith not by sight Acts 17:29,30 1st Tim 2:5 one mediatior between God and man a man Christ Jesus Ezekiel 37:23 and they will no longer DEFILE THEMSELVES WITH THEIR DUNGY IDOLS AND WITH THEIR DISGUSTING THINGS and with all their transgressions and i shall certainly save them from all their dwelling places in which they have sinned and i will cleanse them and they will become my people and I will become their God so now that you know how God feels about all kinds of idols from the ones you wear to the ones you look to to worship its up to you do you follow in God dishonoring practices or do you follow him and clean up your act and necks Gorbalizer

Answer 9

Statues, crosses, pictures, etc. are idols. People that use them as a visual aid are bowing down to them.

Answer 10

There's nothing wrong with idols, they're more existent than any god.