Not so. The images that Solomon built for the Temple and his palace as recorded in 1 Kings 6 and 7 were not, as far as I know, commanded by God to be made. Try again. Or as you, like a spoiled child, would say, OOPS!
You say that if we make images we commit sin. Yet God tells His people to make images. In effect, according to your very strict interpretation of the commandment against images, God was telling His people to sin. I don't know about your god, but my God doesn't command people to sin.
Unless of course, your 100%, no images, no way, no how reading is perhaps too much(but that can't be because you are without error in matters of interpretation)
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Oh, really? Look at 6:11-14. Then look at the entirety of the book prior - the establishing of Wisdom. Finally, compare the decore described in Chapter 6 with the Ark. Interesting that for some reason we don't have a record of the prophet involved in this. Solomon modeled the Temple after the Ark in the wisdom God blessed him with. And God, knowing his heart made a covenant with him as it was being built - honoring the plan. We don't have a record of "thus saith the lord thou shalt build it x cubits." We have a record of God speaking to Solomon with foreknowledge of what Solomon was doing in honor to God. And we have him not only blessing the plan but making a covenant with Solomon over it. As Nathan had told David 'Do all that is in your heart for God is with you', so to did Solomon proceed to do the same as it was charged of him by God to do.
God ordained that Solomon should build the temple. And God was active in it. And when it was Complete, God honored it. This house was built by divine appointment. It was appointed before David died and before Solomon became King. Even before Solomon was born. God didn't tell ya'll to make images of people you'd never seen before in your lives. Nor did he tell any of your forefathers to make images of people they themselves had never before seen. Nor did such exist as examples prior. And why? Because the founder of our faith and his followers knew better. And their words condemn your acts as sin.
Ya'll forget, God knows you better than you do. That's why you'll never find the bones of Moses - ever. Lest we forget, why is it that God took care of Moses himself. Have you read it lately? You might ask Angelo why the Jews never erected a statue of moses. The appearance of Jesus didn't change these things. And Jesus himself reinforced the Commandments.
Let me send the return volley for you. 'You don't know what you're talking about.' -the word does. 'You can't prove...' - don't have to - you have to prove that the law changed - which you can't. 'God did it so we can' - No. You are not God that you can command against his laws and commandments. Now I know these aren't, likely, as full of vim as you might prefer; but, I repeat my questions. Can you answer them? Who are you to teach people against the Commandments of God? Who is your clergy to teach you as much? Where is your authority and witnessed commandment from God to make images of people you've never seen that people may pray to them in violation of both the Law and the Commandments? And don't tell us that they are decor for the temple. We as Christians now are the temple. God had One house, now he has many - the hearts of his followers. You fill your temple with inner darkness and expect God to honor it. You need to wake up. And how about answering the questions.