2007-02-16 03:26:42 · 8 answers · asked by ELDER J. BROWN 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
picture or graven image of Jesus
2007-02-16 06:46:53 · update #1
The answer is No.
Here is the true 2nd Commandment of God.
2) You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them.
In the Hebrew graven means carved images. Carved images means anything hewed, shaped, modeled, patterned, engraved, or chiseled.
It is written, Jn 14:15 If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.
2007-02-16 12:51:15 · answer #1 · answered by House Speaker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the ten commandments are taken from the books of Exodus and Deuteronomy. that's interesting that the numbering of verses is a incredibly present day convention. additionally, the ten comandments do no longer well correspond to a particular verse. working example, the 1st commandment does no longer correspond to Exodus 20, verse a million, and the 2d commandment does no longer correspond to Exodus 20, verse 2. So, there is only somewhat discretion in determining a itemizing of ten commandments. The Catholic and mainstream Protestants contain Exodus 20:3-6 as being the 1st Commandment. Exodus 20:4 is the admonition against making graven photographs. regardless of the undeniable fact that, in the context of Exodus 20:3, "Thou shalt no longer have the different gods in the past thee," it is going to become sparkling that believing statues or icons are gods is the subject. for this reason that's clever that Exodus 20:3-6 incorporate the 1st Commandment, that's "You shall no longer have any fake gods in the past you." Evangelicals and Fundamentalists use strictly Exodus 20:3 because of the fact the 1st commandment, and Exodus 20:4-6 because of the fact the 2d commandment. The evangelicals and fundamentalists have if truth be told added a commandment that's already blanketed in the 1st and is obviously opposite to the traditional Christian prepare for 2000 years. maximum particularly, that's an underhanded attack on the Catholic faith. considering the fact that Evangelicals and Fundamentalists added a commandment, they mixed the traditional 9th and 10th commandments, and decreased it to only, "Thou shalt no longer covet." The Catholic version of the 9th isn't coveting your neighbor's spouse, that's consistent with Jesus coaching that whoever looks lustfully at a woman commits adultery. The Catholic version of the 10th commandment isn't coveting your associates products, which addresses greed and envy. of course, I save on with the Catholic version of the ten Commandments.
2016-11-23 13:04:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Worship - Giving reverent honor and homage.
Looking at a picture of your love ones is not a form of worship but Prostrating, bowing down, kissing, or praying to an object is disobeying Gods law.
So the pope kissing a statue of Mary or Muslims praying and kissing the rock of Allah's daughter is breaking God's law.
2007-02-16 03:36:49 · answer #3 · answered by keiichi 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Jesus is the flesh image of a heavenly thing.
God is no longer a faceless and totally unknown entity.
Jesus fulfilled and set aside all the old laws.
The new covenant church, God's grace, and Christ's blood constitute the bulk and basis of all new testament law.
People of faith know enough about God to be able to tell the difference between an inanimate object and the one, true God.
For all these reasons and more, there is no longer any prohibition against sacred art and statuary.
2007-02-16 05:08:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Are you talking about icons in Orthodox churches, or statues in Catholic churches?
Most Protestants would say that what they are doing is a sin, because they are associating the presence of God with a man made image.
I don't think that taking a photograph or owning a Picasso painting falls into this category, if that is what you mean.
2007-02-16 03:40:02 · answer #5 · answered by Randy G 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It says you shall not bow down to them or serve them. It's talking about carved images that are objects of worship, or high places.
2007-02-16 03:32:34 · answer #6 · answered by cmw 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sure as long as it does not become an idol to him/her. God's point is to recognize him and have no other gods before him.
2007-02-16 03:30:26 · answer #7 · answered by DoorWay 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've wondered about that myself to the best of my knowledge, no.
2007-02-16 03:33:08 · answer #8 · answered by abcdefghijk 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋