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Isaiah 42:8

“I am the LORD; that is my name! I will not give my glory to anyone else, nor share my praise with carved idols.

Using statues and paintings to help us pray and worship the Lord our God is not sharing his praise with carved idols. You poor protestants are like the Jansenists who thought every physical thing is bad, and even condemned licit copulation in marriage.

There is much history on the hatred of sacred art:

The origin of the movement against the worship (for the use of this word see VENERATION OF IMAGES) of images has been much discussed. It has been represented as an effect of Moslem influence. To Moslems, any kind of picture, statue, or representation of the human form is an abominable idol.

Be free of your mental bondage, that your faith may grow strong.

315 posted on 01/10/2017 6:22:53 AM PST by Repent and Believe (The Son of Man, when He cometh, shall He find, think you, faith on earth? Jesus Christ (Luke 18:8))

To: Repent and Believe

Using statues and paintings to help us pray and worship the Lord our God is not sharing his praise with carved idols.

Then why don't you do it before a STATUE of Jesus?

340 posted on 01/10/2017 1:45:46 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)

To: Repent and Believe

There is much history on the hatred of sacred art:

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341 posted on 01/10/2017 1:46:12 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)

To: Repent and Believe

Be free of your mental bondage, that your faith may grow strong.

Be free of your Mary bondage, that your faith may grow in Jesus.

342 posted on 01/10/2017 1:46:52 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)

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