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NASB | Deuteronomy 5:8 ¶ '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 | Deuteronomy 5:8 ¶ 'You shall not make for yourself an idol [as an object to worship], or any likeness (form, manifestation) of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth. |
Bible Question: One of God's commandments is not to make any idol of anything in heaven above, on earth, or in the oceans below. So why are churches adorned with crosses with Jesus nailed to them? What about the fact we wear crosses as jewelry? I understand they make us think of Jesus and God, but is this in conflict with God's commandment? |
Bible Answer: When God said not to make idols better to follow. In the first place how did you know that the graven image that you saw crusified is Jesus? If you saw it in the catholic churches Christ that nailed there has a long hair the same long hair that mary had. I dont believed that Jesus Christ has along hair: Co 11:14 Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him? 1Co 11:15 But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering. That verses stated that it is a shame for a man to have a long hair. No one can tell us now how Jesus Christ look like aside from the revealation of the apostle about Him, so how could you so sure that Jesus Christ in your cross is truly the Jesus Christ? Aside from that Jesus reminded us to worship Him in spirit, so do we not need any graven image to thought about Him. Joh 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. God bless, Johnny |