To: Mrs. Don-o
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:
1,958 posted on
12/14/2014 7:15:33 PM PST by
CynicalBear
(For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus)
To: CynicalBear
2,105 posted on
12/15/2014 7:55:12 AM PST by
Mrs. Don-o
(God our Savior wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth (1 Tim 2:4).)
To: CynicalBear
God commands cherubim of hammered gold and of woven tapestry to be made and placed in the Temple. Images.
As for bowing, we have been through this lesson (LINK) many times before: He is talking about bowing in adoration, not bowing in general. Without grasping this, it would be impossible to understand the dozens and dozens of times devout, God-pleasing Jews bow in the OT to holy people (e.g. priests, prophets and kings), to their own kinsmen, to holy places (Jerusalem and the Temple) and holy things (e.g. the Ark of the Covenant.)
Graven image found in a Baptist Church:
Oh my Goodness! Statues worshiping a statue!2,107 posted on
12/15/2014 8:12:59 AM PST by
Mrs. Don-o
(God our Savior wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth (1 Tim 2:4).)
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