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I mean, we obviously are not worshiping these things, it's just a visual of what's in heaven, or what jesus did for us!
Plus, everyone has a nativity set, yes?

2007-03-21 11:32:20 · 20 answers · asked by Karen V 1 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

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The only problem I can see is if people allow objects, such as crosses, crucifixes, figurines, rosaries, bumper stickers, etc. take the place of the true change that should take place in our hearts. The things that we have and the things that we carry are not what make us Christians. God is not very concerned with what we wear as long as we do not dress in a way that would cause anyone to stumble in their walk with God (Romans 14:20), and are not absorbed with our looks or our possessions. He is searching out our hearts to find who is faithful to Him, and who encourage and show love to others. It is unjustified for Christians to believe that their own opinion is right, without any Scripture to validate their opinion, while at the same time judging others. It is not for any of us to judge whether wearing a cross is proper or not; every Christian has to seek God's approval in all we do. If it is not clearly outlined in Scripture whether a practice is law or outlawed, then we have to seek the truth through our own personal relationship we have with Jesus Christ.

2007-03-21 14:31:49 · answer #1 · answered by Freedom 7 · 1 0

Not all Protestants think this. Just some. For instance those Protestants who came FROM us, such as our Anglican cousins, tend to have a better understanding. They also have crosses, crucifixes and statuary.

A lot of the misunderstanding can be traced back to Martin Luther, some 500 years ago. He didn't understand it and launched a campaign of propaganda and death. Millions were slaughtered. It was either think his way or die.

Many Protestant denominations still read his work. Which is loaded with misinformation and disinformation about Catholicism.

So don't be angry or upset when challenged about this. Take a compassionate stance of helping people understand. Some will listen. Some will not. For those who won't, pray.

2007-03-21 11:40:29 · answer #2 · answered by Max Marie, OFS 7 · 0 1

I'm neither Protestant or Catholic, but I'll give you what I believe is the answer.

Protestants do not use crucifixes because they do not place an emphasis on the crucifixion like Catholics do--they place emphasis on the fact that Jesus IS Alive (and therefore, not on the cross)...to show Jesus hanging dead on a tree to the Protestant represents the power of darkness at its finest moment...Catholics on the other hand, use crucifixes and the crucifixion plays an important part of Mass and rites...

2007-03-21 11:41:24 · answer #3 · answered by Well... 1 · 0 0

Because they are following in the footsteps of Luther, who rejected the Church's teachings on doctrinal authority. Most protestants have extremely selective readings of the Bible which ignore, among many other things, the power Christ gave to his apostles to bind and loose people from sin, Christ's repeated insistence on the necessity of eating his literal flesh and blood for salvation, and Christ explicitly giving Peter the keys to the kingdom of heaven. They also fabricated the notion of Sola Scriptura, or the Bible Alone, a doctrine found nowhere in all of Christianity before Luther. A doctrine which is also incoherent, as it is found nowhere in scripture, and was obviously impossible for the early Christians, who got along just fine doctrinally without the New Testament. In fact, it was a Catholic Pope at a Catholic Council which codified the Bible. Protestants also have no explanation for why the particular books that are in the bible are the right ones. The infallibility of biblical books must come from an extra-biblical source, which all early Christians recognized was the universal Church.

2016-03-28 22:42:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

I assume you are catholic. I have a cross necklace and I'm Christian. I guess some people cling to these things as if they meant a lot more than what they are and can't seem to pray to God unless they hold a cross. I guess it makes one feel closer to God? By the way, protestants do have crucifixes in their churches and sometimes a statue, but not as elaborate as one might find in a catholic church. I don't think either one is bad.

2007-03-21 11:38:28 · answer #5 · answered by VW 6 · 1 0

The second of the 10 commandments condemns idolatry : "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven 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: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God..." ( Ex. 20:4 - 6 ). Catholicism teaches the ten commandments with this one left out, splitting the tenth commandment into two so there will still be ten. ( Ex. 20:17 )
Images first entered the Roman Catholic Church for ornamental use around the end of the third century. By 400 AD, they were also being used for instructional purposes.
They were then accepted for veneration in the councils of Nicea ( 787 AD ) and Trent ( 1562 ). Pope John Paul knelt before them.

Other problems of the catholic belief system :
The Bible is our authority. Roman Catholicism adds tradition, popes, and councils that often contradict the Bible, examples being salvation through works, ceremonies, and purgatory.

The Mass : The council of Trent declared the mass 'a sacrifice of expiation... of sins and the punishment for sins...not merely for the living, but also for the poor souls in Purgatory. Widows in Roman Catholic countries are impoverished by ongoing offerings for masses to shorten the time their dead suffer in purgatory ( compare Mark 12: 38 - 40 ).
The doctrine of purgatory itself is false doctrine, and contradicts the teachings of the Bible. Eccl. 9:5 -6 states "For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not anything, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun." This clerly states that death is it. You either make it through faith in Jesus Christ / God's grace and mercy, or you don't. There is no second chance, and others praying for you after death is a waste of time, and not Biblical.

My family is catholic on my dad's side. I know about the catholic ways. My dad's mother was considered by all the people she knew to be a good catholic. In reality, she was a very bitter, hateful, cruel woman. It seemed she had no heart whatsoever. Mean as a rabid dog. But she attended mass faithfully. Being a born-again Christian, I know for a fact by her ways and actions that she never knew Christ, and she will bust hell wide open.

Any time a religion follows false doctrines and doctrines of men, such as a pope, they therefore worship a false God, and a false Christ. I have NEVER known one single Holy Ghost filled catholic, even one aunt that was a nun. I do however, know many Holy Ghost filled Christians.

I hope you truly find Jesus, and let Him be the Lord of your life.

2007-03-21 12:33:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

I was raised a Protestant, though I am not one now. We always had crucifixes and religious figurines all over the house. It's just some Protestants.

2007-03-21 11:38:47 · answer #7 · answered by rebekkah hot as the sun 7 · 1 0

It's a dogmatic issue on worship. Catholics use these things to tell a story. The protestants think they distract from meditation on the subject.

2007-03-21 11:36:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Crucifixes and statues are too Catholic for most protestants, and it makes them feel insecure.

They prefer to venerate the Bible, rather than the real presence of Jesus Christ, in the authentic Eucharist.

They prefer the apostate and largely atheistic city of Jerusalem as their spiritual "homeland" rather than the Vatican.

They prefer to have 31,000 different (and largely conflicting) creeds, with no centralized earthly authority, rather then one faith, one baptism, one church, and one pope.

They even prefer to believe that God automatically forgives all their sins, even if they fail to properly apologize, and fail to truly repent.

Diabolical disorientation!

2007-03-21 13:41:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 2

Lets face it, we've all been putting on a show for our neighbors. It time to put up and shut up, do or die ya know?
None of this is going to matter! None of it matters now, don't you get it?!? The show is about over and you're not gonna get an encore if your in such a hurry trying to clean the stage.

2007-03-21 11:43:03 · answer #10 · answered by rezany 5 · 0 1

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