Why do you do it? It is clear in the Bible not to worship idols.2 Corinthians 6:14-18,Exodus 20:4-5 You must not make yourself a carved image or a form like anything that is in the heavens above or that is on the earth underneath or that is in the waters under the earth.You must not bow down to them nor be induced to serve them,because I Jehovah am your God exacting exlusive devotion..... and 1 Corinthians 10:14 Therefore,my beloved ones flee form idolatry. Is it not perfectly clear?
2007-06-09 14:48:02 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes I do have a picture of my parents but I don't bow down to it or pray to it therefore it isn't an idol. This was just a question not to offend anyone.
2007-06-09 15:05:04 · update #1
And women were to keep quiet in the synagouges but only to respect the man's headship.resource:Insight on the scriptures under women
2007-06-09 15:06:09 · update #2
Perfectly! I agree with this 100%
God Bless You
2007-06-09 14:55:38 · answer #1 · answered by B Baruk Today 6 · 2⤊ 4⤋
People have to know that the bible -any bible that is not read in the original hebrew/armaic has been tampered and changed by man. So keep that inmind before people start quoting bibles.
Second, most pagans believe/ed that the idol/statue is purely the vessel into which the spirit of any being or god or goddess can get into to communicate. A very good example would be voodoo or any type of posession where the prson becomes the idol.
2007-06-09 21:59:33 · answer #2 · answered by zechriel 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Idolatry is a work in process. Most are worldly whether they admit it or not.Gods chosen might just be abortions or stillbirths etc. It's somewhat arrogant to believe being one of Gods chosen. If he does; it will be his will anyway and not any particular church,Hall or it's doctrines. That which is written is in the heart and not the words as interpreted from the bible. Even JW's who seek to clarify from original writings may be doing so in vain. Who is truly the mouthpiece may have also been misinterpreted because the spirit was seperate from the host or the great host typically when not spoken.
2007-06-09 22:12:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Who worships idols?
An idol is not a graven image...that is a statue. An idol is anything you put ahead of God, anything you worship. There are those who have made sex and idol, money, beauty, a loved one, jobs, food...etc.
A statue is a reminder of a person or of God. It's like a picture you might carry in your wallet of a child. It reminds you of someone you love.
Also, God commanded the making of statues and images:
Exodus 25:18-21, God commands Moses to make two statues of angels (cherubim) for the top of the Ark of the Covenant. Later in Numbers 21:8-9, God commands Moses to make a bronze serpent, so that the people who were bitten by snakes could look upon it and be healed. Then In the Gospel, Jesus compared Himself to the bronze serpent (John 3:14).
The inner sanctuary of the Temple contained two large statues of angels according to 1 Kings 6:23-28. In the following verses, Solomon also had the walls of the Temple decorated with carved images of angels, palm trees and flowers (1 Kings 6:29ff). According to Ezekiel 41:17-25, this new Temple contained graven images of angels and palm trees.
These passages in the Bible indicate that God does not forbid the making of statues. If God truly condemned the making of graven images in the "Second Commandment", then He must have changed His mind later in the Old Testament.
God only condems the making of graven images intended for worship. If you are aiming your question at Catholics...you are way off the mark. I'm a Catholic and I have never nor will ever worship an idol. But I love my statue of the Blessed Mother because every morning when I see her, I'm reminded that she said "Let it be done to me according to thy will."
2007-06-09 22:06:09 · answer #4 · answered by Misty 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Jehovah's Witnesses believe that the bible plainly forbids idolatry of any kind, including the worshipful use of icons such as crucifixes.
http://watchtower.org/bible/1jo/chapter_005.htm?bk=1jo;chp=5;vs=21;citation#bk21
http://www.watchtower.org/bible/ac/chapter_017.htm?bk=ac;chp=17;vs=29;citation#bk29
(1 John 5:21) Guard yourselves from idols.
(Acts 17:29) We ought not to imagine that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, like something sculptured by the art and contrivance of man
It is also eye-opening to examine how the first-century Christians felt about idols of any kind, much less one that glorified an instrument of death.
Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/e/200604a/article_01.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/20050508a/article_01.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/rq/index.htm?article=article_11.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/19960715/article_01.htm
2007-06-10 10:24:53 · answer #5 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Postration is accepted when it is preformed to display the best form of worship (for God). What is fordiden is worshiping other than God, whether it is done by postrating (to other than God) or by some other form of worship. Those who consider (the an gles) postration to Adam (AS) as forbiden, have assumed that postration - itself - is worship. Such an assumption is incorrect, because if it was so (correct), then at no point would postration be other than worship; while it is possible that postration is preformed as mockery. According to this, worship is particular to God, while postration in and of itself is not particular to God. If postrating to other than God is forbiden, then it is due to rational and/or legal deducction, which states that it is forbiden to give the status of Lordship to other than God (by means of postration). In conclusion, postration is preformed out of respect for someone; thus it can be preformed for someone (Adam (AS)) who is the representative and sincere servant of God. book
2007-06-09 21:57:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even in the Dread Apostle Paul's day, people didn't actually worship the IDOL. Heck, even in Jeremiah's day they didn't . . . which casts all sorts of suspicion on your rant AND your Buybull, if you ask me.
In all cases . . . an idol was considered to be representative of, blessed by, or sacred to, or occasionally infilled with the presence of a god/dess . . . but never worshipped in and of itself. That's just Hebrew and xian propaganda . . . fear of the competition.
2007-06-09 22:08:13 · answer #7 · answered by Boar's Heart 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a fundi Christian living in Tokyo. I have seen a lot of idol worship in Asiaand it does confuse me. My first thought when I read your post is that it referenced Hindu.
I agree with the other posts. How can you use the Bible to discount idol worship to people who don't believe in the Bible? If you are asking people who are Catholic...then just ask them without the veil.
2007-06-09 21:57:31 · answer #8 · answered by Dawn W 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
What a one-sided question.
First, the question assumes that YOU are right. What you see as an idol, someone else may see as a symbol of their god.
Second, no matter what/who a person worships, the individual doesn't think it is an idol. Only an outsider who believes in her own correctness sees an idol.
Third, why do you care?
2007-06-09 21:58:08 · answer #9 · answered by atheist 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
If you are talking to Thiests who aren't Christian, then using the Bible as a source of why you shouldn't do something is pointless. If you are talking to Christian, good question, hope you get some good answers. I would assume by carved images you mean anything, to include crosses, pictures and money, of which you are naturally excluded?
2007-06-09 21:54:05 · answer #10 · answered by Liesel 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I will let you get this resolved with your Christian friends :)
As to answering the rest.... ever wondered if All the world Religions take the Bible as their source of inspiration or 'Only holy book?'
Don't even care to bother with the rest....
2007-06-09 22:00:44 · answer #11 · answered by Anna 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋