Featured Images said to be Christ;Sacred or Sacrelege?

Let me assure you, you do not know where I am at or what knowledge I have about any Natives. Or even if I should.

 

Yes, these are all idolatrous images that no Christian or church should have in their possession.

The Second Commandment forbids to make any LIKENESS especially of God and Jesus Christ is God in the flesh.

Idolatry begins IN THE MIND with a wrong MENTAL IMAGE of God. The Scriptures are the revelation of God and that revelation makes it impossible to make any kind of visible image (graven, printed, painted, etc.) without distorting and perverting the revelation of God in Scriptures.

Jesus Christ is revealed in Scriptures as an uncommonly ugly man:

he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. - Isa. 53

The images of Jesus pervert this Biblical revelation of him. He is God in the flesh. The second command forbids making LIKENESSES of anything in heaven and Jesus is in heaven, or on earth, and Jesus was on earth. For anyone to deny these images of Christ are not RELIGIOUS images is like denying the Bible is a RELIGOUS book.

The Scriptures are given to provide the mind with the proper MENTAL image of God which is one of INVISIBLE ATTRIBUTES (holy, righteous, omniscient, omnipresent, etc.), which is IMPOSSIBLE to convey that image in material form.

Baptists who hang this so-called likeness, image, of God the Son in their churches are as idolatrous as the Roman Catholic church with their paintings hanging on the twelve stations of the Cross and their images.

 

No, you assumed wrong. I was referring to you and the way you think. Everybody (well almost everybody) knows that these images of Jesus are artists' concepts of what Jesus looked like. It's not something remarkable at all. They are common and very diverse, although the blue eyed long haired Jesus preponderates in our culture. Go to Mexico and you will observe a Latino looking Jesus. In Africa you will see images of a Negroid Jesus.

You don't get out much, do you?

 

You need to get out more! What don't you understand about the word "likeness" OR "image"?????? The Scriptures also classify Paintings in this same category of expressing an IMAGE or LIKENESS.

Christianity is so CAHTHOLICZED they no longer understand the meaning of "IMAGE" or "likeness".

What is it that you don't understand of "ANYTHING" in heaven or in earth???? This is just plain scripture forbidding artists, whether they are scuplture artists, painting artists, carving artists from doing this very thing. Who do you think makes images if not such artists with their PROFANE conceptions of God and Jesus is God.

 

I guess this is the opinion of those who can't understand "image" or "likeness" or "painting" and throw out the Ten commandments!

Whether you are a scuplture artist or a painting artist or a carving artists, as these are the kind of artists who are responsible for making such images and it is forbidden.

What is it that you don't understand about the word "ANYTHING" in heaven or on earth? What is it you don't understand about the meaning of "image" or "likeness"?

Who gave you the right to throw out these texts, change their meanings just to suit your own fancy? Both you and the Rev. are completely and utterly mistaken.

 

Just to make sure we're on the same page here, Biblicist...are you saying that art is forbidden?

That's my take away, as the literal reading of the scripture states no image of anything in Heaven, in Earth, or in Water. Therefore, all artwork is forbidden.

Now, if we could just find a way around that pesky bit of scripture where God commanded them to make ornamental pomegranates for the temple, and to put the image of cherubims on the Ark of the Covenant... (and yes, please understand there is a strong undercurrent of facetiousness in this post from me) :smilewinkgrin:

 

Which is really obvious and should not have to be explained. Sad it does.

 

Well said and I appreciate you reposting your earlier comments. Some people fail to either remember or understand that in His human nature Jesus Christ was a Jew!

When I posted my remarks I thought I was posting early and did not read beyond the first page!

 

The commandment against graven images was never understood as an absolute and universal prohibition of any kind of image. Throughout the Old Testament there are instances of representations of living things, which were not in any way worshipped, but used lawfully. Some were even ordered by the law as ornaments of the tabernacle and temple. These statues and images made and used with full approval of the Jewish authorities show that the words, "You shall not make for yourself a carved image", were not understood to be absolute and literal prohibitions. And, Biblicist, why might that have been? Because they read scripture in context. Whenever you read of the prohibition of graven images, you find that God didn’t want people worshiping them. God did not, and does not, care what kind of images people make. But He does object in the strongest way if people worship those images.

It’s context, Biblicist, CONTEXT. :smilewinkgrin:

 

Rev may have a stalker

 

We also have the serpent of brass which it would seem that God directed Moses to make in the wilderness (which he did) which had to be gazed upon in order to live after being bitten by said serpent.

Another image allowed by God.

And OBTW, the money (paper or metal) you have in your wallet or purse has a mixed message for the Christian.

It says "IN GOD WE TRUST" yet has the all seeing eye of ISIS/HORUS along with several other verbotten images all over the front and back.

The Hebrew shekel historically had no image.

So anyone who has twinges of guilt concerning the breaking of the commandment contact me by email I'll send you my snail mail address and you can send me your Pagan, idolatrous currency, I will dispose of it for you.

HankD

 

So, you could be a Catholic comfortably according to your reasonings as they employ the very same reasonings you do. The subject is making a visible image of God - Jesus Christ is God in the flesh.

First, the brazen serpent was not an image of God and it was ordained by God but who gave anyone authority to produce an image of the Son of God????? God certainly did not!

Second it was ordained by God for a specified reason and not as an object of worship.

Third, Hank what do you think was the reason given in the Bible for destroying the brazen serpent???????

The Government is responsible for publishing money. You and I are responsible for what we hang in our churches and homes as a religious image.

The paper money is not issued for worship but for finances. Second, we have no control over what goes on government money but we certainly have control over what we hang in PLACES OF WORSHIP and in OUR HOMES that we know is an image of God.