Christian/Muslim ThreadsIs Jesus Really God?It doesn't matter whether you pray to them, bow down to them, or whatever. The fact still remains that you have the pictures and it says nowhere in the Bible that pictures of Jesus or crosses(crucifixes) must be made for ANY purpose. To answer your question, it is unacceptable because it is not a will of God. If you can prove otherwise, then please direct me to a passage in the Bible where it says that we should have pictures of Jesus for whatever reason. About the subject of crucifixes, let me let you in on a little something(you might want to take notes): There is nothing in the Scriptures that indicates the physical cross as something to be revered(or for any other reasons). On the contrary, Christ's crucifixion shows it as an object of shame, an instrument of death for condemned criminals. After Christ's death, there was no attempt on the part of His disciples to retrieve the cross as a memorial, as a relic and symbol, and certainly not as an object of veneration. Wait, there's more! The cross is an image, the worship of which is forbidden(Exo. 20:4-5). As an object, it is a symbol of shame(Heb. 12:1-2). It was on that cross where Christ suffered unspeakable shame, humiliation, suffering, and death. The cross on which Christ died is not really His cross, but of the Romans who used it as the instrument to execute criminals. It would be an act of disrespect to continue portraying Christ as He was being tortured, and killed. Let me ask you another question: Let's say Jesus died by being hanged by his neck with a tight rope. Would you have an image of a rope hanging on your wall? Or maybe a miniature form of a rope necklace hanging around your neck? We'd be seeing Catholic churches(and alot others) with the image of a rope on and in their church buildings. I don't know about you, but I find that rather silly. The crucifix is more of a personal adornment rather than an object of pious devotion. |
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