I mean, they deny 2 of them constantly:
you shall have no other gods before me. (jesus is NOT God)
. You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. (all those cheesy pictures of "Jesus" and Mary)
2007-03-13 11:35:39 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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2007-03-13 12:38:22 · answer #1 · answered by kitti-kitti 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
First of all... Christians do not worship Mary. Christians worship God. And in the Bible, it says, "I am the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit." My interpretation of that is that God is both God and Jesus. As for making an idol for oneself, having a picture of Jesus or Mary for that matter is not making an idol. I do not worship a picture of Jesus. Now, as to whether or not "all" Christians believe in them... well, the 10 commandments are part of our beliefs; however, some people chose to only obey the rules that they like or that fit into their way of life. So, you can't generalize something like that and say that "all" of them do this or "none" of them do that. Because it would be incorrect. Hope I helped.
2007-03-13 18:45:14 · answer #2 · answered by Yoohoo... 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, we do believe in all of the ten commandments. We are all sinners and just because not all Christians always follow all ten commandments does not make them untrue.
Secondly, I would like to know why you believe that Jesus in NOT God. He claimed to be God, and that is the complete basis of Christianity. If Jesus was not God than Christianity would be a worthless belief.
What do you believe about God, and where do you think you will go when you die?
2007-03-13 18:43:33 · answer #3 · answered by anonymous 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
First of all Jesus IS God...have you ever heard of the trinity, God the father, God the Son (Jesus), and God the Holy Spirit...they're all God but at the same time there all different...sort of like multiple personalities, that's why we worship all of them, it doesn't go against the 10 commandments. Second of all having an image of Mary or Jesus isn't wrong...worshiping it like it is a God is wrong, and Christians don't do that.
2007-03-13 18:45:32 · answer #4 · answered by Tsuki Kasumi 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
All Christians do not keep statues and pictures of Jesus, Mary, etc.except some denominations amongst them like the Catholics etc.
But those who keep the statues and pictures are claiming that these pictures and photos are not of God's or Mary, etc. but are just replica of them in order to make them remember God or Mary, etc.
2007-03-13 18:44:22 · answer #5 · answered by cabridog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus is God. "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God (the Father), and the Word was God. This One existed at the beginning with God. All things were made by Him, and apart from Him was nothing made of all that has been made." "....and the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us."(John 1:1-3,14)
If you were a Christian, you would understand this.
As for pictures, I have no personal fondness for such things, but I don't know any Christians who worship an image or portrait.
Christians believe in the ten commandments, but are not constituted righteous on the basis of keeping the ten commandments or any other set of rules, but by faith in Christ.
2007-03-13 18:48:17 · answer #6 · answered by wefmeister 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, Jesus is God. I have no idols, pics or statues. Sounds more Catholic what you are saying and I do not know why they are considered Christians anyways. They preach another Jesus.
I live by the 2 new testament commandments that encompass all the law.
2007-03-13 18:43:18 · answer #7 · answered by Miss Momma 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well, here's the scoop: Catholics and some Lutherans use the version found in the Septuagint -- that is, the Greek edition of the Bible used by Jesus and the apostles.
Protestants and Eastern Orthodox use the version of Ancient Judaism.
I can't help but wonder why Protestants opt to not use the version used by Jesus?
http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_10c4.htm
2007-03-13 18:59:43 · answer #8 · answered by The Carmelite 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes of course I believe in the 10 commandments.
FYI...Jesus IS God. (hard for you to understand I'm sure)
It is true that we should not make false idols to worship. I have never read in the Bible where we are suppose to worship Mary. (which is a Catholic tradition)
This also includes worshiping things such as money, our cars, other people (celebrities), etc......
I try very, very hard to serve God as best as I know how and of course I fall short. But I ask for forgiveness, try to learn from my mistakes and press forward to serve Him again every day!
2007-03-13 18:43:03 · answer #9 · answered by Buff 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You are either a mormon, a Jehovah's witness, or a muslim. Jesus IS God. There is God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Read the Bible.
2007-03-13 18:42:29 · answer #10 · answered by Darryl L 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Jesus IS God. As He said, "I and my Father are one."
I do believe that having pictures of "Jesus" and "Mary" is idolatry, though.
2007-03-13 18:44:15 · answer #11 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋