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NASB | Exodus 20:4 ¶ "You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Exodus 20:4 ¶ "You shall not make for yourself any idol, or any likeness (form, manifestation) of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth [as an object to worship]. |
Subject: Worship in form of art |
Bible Note: otahuti - It has been my hap to have been active on this Forum since a few days after it began, yet it never ceases to astound me the avidity with which registrants jump to conclusions for which reasons are totally lacking. A case in point is yours in which you characterize Azure's response to your question as being "very closed minded." How that determination could be founded on Azure's brief response, which consisted merely of a Bible verse and two short question, goes beyond my powers of comprehension. ..... By the way, while I rejoice that you seem to have found a measure of satisfaction and contentment in sculpting, I do not see it as a scripturally-endorsed form of worshipping God. ..... I tried my hand at sculpting years ago. I started out with a large hunk of clay and worried with it for days. When at last I grew weary and surveyed my work, it was plain for all to see that the fruits of my labor were nothing but a large hunk of clay. Thus ended my career as a sculptor and with it my hopes to add a couple of Presidents to Mt. Rushmore. --Hank |