would not the cross or a statue of the virgin mary be considered an idol?
2007-08-26 08:25:20 · 11 answers · asked by bgdadyp 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
feona ...
when you get to hell...will you hold my hand...lol cause you just know thats where they say i'll be.;)
2007-08-26 08:39:53 · update #1
YES! You're exactly right! God meant to worship HIM, and his son Jesus Christ, not a picture of them. If He wanted that, He would have invented cameras before His death. In my experience, I have seen people bow to a statue of the image of what they believe Christ looks like, for example, and although the idea when they do this, is supposed to be symbolic, I have never seen that. Catholics (no offense folks) think they can't be forgiven unless they do these so-called symbolic acts, which is nonsense. They can't fathom, that their rosaries are just plastic, or wooden beads, that they're statues are made of glass, wood, metal, plastic, whatever else. The spirit of God doesn't live in these things. I could carve an image of any religious symbol in a bar of soap, and someone out there will worship it!
2007-08-26 09:08:14 · answer #1 · answered by xenypoo 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The Cross is only a symbolic reminder for Christians that Jesus died on the Cross for all of mankind's sins . The Cross in itself is not "worshiped", as a god or an idol ; it is only a memento of what Jesus did on the Cross for the world , to save it from hell . A statue of The Virgin Mary is simply meant to remember her for being the Mother of Jesus , not for her to be "worshiped" as a god or an idol ! .........Neither of these 2 religious historical symbols` are "worshiped" as "gods"or "idols".. ; nor can either one of them provide you a way to get to Heaven . Only by accepting Jesus as your Lord and Savior and by asking for forgiveness for your sins will you get to Heaven..
2007-08-26 18:49:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
surely, i do no longer understand of any faith that worships the Saints, or the flow. it ought to look that people are worshiping the flow displayed, yet they don't seem to be truthfully praising the flow; the flow is only an emblem that represents Jesus Christ. If there's a such faith, which worshiping must be directed to the flow, or the Saints, then i'm fantastically curious by using fact i'm no longer attentive to this variety of religion. once you enter Catholicism you will locate that Catholics pray to God, yet in addition they request that Saints pray for them too. now and returned people see the way they revere Saints and picture that Catholics heavily worship the Saints. it incredibly isn't real. yet, they suspect that Saints are interior the presence of God and pray for individuals in the international. in my opinion, the Saints must be incredibly respected, yet take no section in our prayers in God. it is the hollow that separates Catholicism from Protestant.
2016-10-09 06:42:50 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any object that was made by human hands and is worshiped is an idol. I believe hat no saint, no virgin mary, and no figure of Jesus Christ is holy or worthy to be worshiped because its a dead piece of material carved out by human hads. The only person worthyof bein worshiped is Jesus Christ.
2007-08-26 08:33:49 · answer #4 · answered by Scientist 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they are idols. Any tangible thing that a persons kneels down to for prayer is an idol. Period.
2007-08-26 09:50:59 · answer #5 · answered by Barney 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you worshipped them, yes. Anything is a false god or idol if you worship it. Money, a job, sports, computers, cars, people, statues, pictures, the earth, trees, animals, etc. Anything you replace God with.
2007-08-26 08:31:38 · answer #6 · answered by byHisgrace 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Yes, and I am going to hell for worshipping the moon and stars and the earth that sustains me...Silly mortals..how you amuse me
Hey Big daddy heres a star cause i like you!
2007-08-26 08:36:16 · answer #7 · answered by Fae 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
does one worship those? then yes it would be a problem.
if the symbol merely reminds one to pray, then no. it
depends on how the altar is used. does one pray by it
or for it to carry the prayer? does using it remind you to
keep the path or is it the path?
which is which? one should only worship the TRINITY.
2007-08-26 09:07:41 · answer #8 · answered by Judy E. T 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
from my own (born-again Christian) perspective? YES! i don't worship the cross-i worship the One who died on it
2007-08-26 09:02:21 · answer #9 · answered by spike missing debra m 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
yes
2007-08-26 08:33:05 · answer #10 · answered by Rockey P 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋