Images of Christ?

Question

2 Corinthians chapter 5.7 makes the point that "For we walk by faith, not by sight" Why is it many so-called Christians produce images and pictures of Christ ? Which in truth are from the imagination of the artist. Roman Catholics say they make use of an image to put them in mind of God! Thats like saying a woman keeps company with another man to put her in mind of her husband. idolatry is devil worship

Answer 1

The Catholic church is a non-Christian cult that teaches dogma that contradicts the Word of God.

Answer 2

Because "Christians" are generally gentiles raised in cultures apart from the strict Juaistic educational system, so it was decided by the apostles . . . I'll just paste it in:

Acts 15:19-20
Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:

20 But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood. KJV

The more important thing for new converts to the faith is to have faith. Once a Christian begins to become more familiar with what pleases God, those things that displease will fall away.
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Answer 3

I'm sorry, but that's just convoluted logic! You are taking the reference in 2 Cor completely out of context in reference of using an image of Christ as a reminder. The proper analogy of the wife to remember her husband (who say is off at war or something) is to keep a photograph close to her of him. There is no adultery or anything like that involved, just as there is no idolatry involved in having a sacred image as a reminder of the one we love - Jesus, Our Lord and Savior.

Answer 4

it is also forbiden but people dont put much interests in the commandments these days do they ?
Exo.20:3-17
3 "You shall have no other gods before me.
4 "You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.
5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,

Answer 5

Do you carry pictures of your relatives? Well, The Holy Family and the Saints are our relatives. I am sorry that they are not yours. I bet, you eat pork now don't ya? That was taboo too. How about around Christmas time everybody just loves Nativity scenes, aren't they idols too? It is the very same thing Catholics do, only we just do it year round. I feel sorry for you, you are just getting the odor of a delicious banquet, but because of your pride you will not enter into the dinning hall. Too bad.

Answer 6

Christian denominations vary widely concerning images of God and Christ.

Answer 7

well..The second commandment states (Exodus 20:4 KJV) "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:"

Unfortunately, the Catholic's 10 Commandments do not contain that one...Instead, they took the 10th commandment and broke it up into 2 parts.

Answer 8

The image of Christ we should produce is in ourselves.

Answer 9

A better question might be why do most of those images portray Jesus as some light skinned European?

Answer 10

I agree I do not like th epics of Jesus and particularly to see a pale skined Jesus in homes in india