[PieterCasparzen]

Bling? So you would compare some of the greatest works of English Christian art and architecture to cheap jewelry worn by rappers?

Yes, it is all the work of men's hands.

Exodus 20

"4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.

5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments."

An object is either something to worship or not. The third commandment clearly commands us to not worship any object. So objects are just objects, and of no Biblically religious significance. There is no New Testament mention of some objects having a degree of religious significance but not technically being worshipped.

[vladimir998]

They are works of human hands - absolutely - but then they are dedicated to the use of Christ’s Church. They are not mere artworks like secular artworks. They serve a much greater purpose. That’s why YHWH commanded beautiful things to be made for the Temple.