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I have a statue of Jesus.  Should I get rid of it?  

 

Exodus 20:4 ESV 

“You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.

 

 

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4 minutes ago, Not of the World said:

I have a statue of Jesus.  Should I get rid of it?  

 

Exodus 20:4 ESV 

“You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.

 

 

Yes, donate it to a museum of cultural interests.

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I have an antique cross with Jesus on it. To me it is just an artifact. I do not worship the image. I see nothing wrong with that.

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1 hour ago, Not of the World said:

I have a statue of Jesus.  Should I get rid of it?  

 

Exodus 20:4 ESV 

“You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.

 

 

Do you worship it? If it fell off the table, would you feel guilty?  If yes, get rid of it.

If no, then it is just a piece of art.  No worries.

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2 minutes ago, Jayne said:

Do you worship it? If it fell off the table, would you feel guilty?  If yes, get rid of it.

If no, then it is just a piece of art.  No worries.

It's a statue of Jesus with his arms outstretched as if he is getting ready to hug someone.  I like it because it's a wonderful reminder, sort of like the picture of my late father hanging on the wall.  But what about the verse?  Or was that only intended for the people of that era?  I understand they were prone to worshipping such things.  

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14 minutes ago, ayin jade said:

I have an antique cross with Jesus on it. To me it is just an artifact. I do not worship the image. I see nothing wrong with that.

I share your perspective but then I read this verse from Ezekiel and so I have to ask if I'm doing it wrong.  :noidea:

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4 minutes ago, Not of the World said:

It's a statue of Jesus with his arms outstretched as if he is getting ready to hug someone.  I like it because it's a wonderful reminder, sort of like the picture of my late father hanging on the wall.  But what about the verse?  Or was that only intended for the people of that era?  I understand they were prone to worshipping such things.  

This commandment is about treating these objects as icons.  Icons can be paintings, statues, jewelry, and things like that that people treat as "holy".  They venerate the objects or treat them as sacred.

I have a couple of things in my house from my grandparents along these lines:  a statue of Jesus carrying his cross and a picture of Jesus rescuing the "lost sheep".  

I do not venerate them.  They are not holy or sacred.  I keep them not to practice religious adoration, but because they remind me of my grandmothers.  

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1 hour ago, Jayne said:

This commandment is about treating these objects as icons.  Icons can be paintings, statues, jewelry, and things like that that people treat as "holy".  They venerate the objects or treat them as sacred.

I have a couple of things in my house from my grandparents along these lines:  a statue of Jesus carrying his cross and a picture of Jesus rescuing the "lost sheep".  

I do not venerate them.  They are not holy or sacred.  I keep them not to practice religious adoration, but because they remind me of my grandmothers.  

Awesome!  Thank you!

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11 hours ago, Not of the World said:

I have a statue of Jesus.  Should I get rid of it?  

 

Exodus 20:4 ESV 

“You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.

 

 

Good question. Maybe while you are on the subject, you could also ask:

Should I worship an image?

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. (Col. 1:15)

 

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11 hours ago, Not of the World said:

I have a statue of Jesus.  Should I get rid of it?  

 

Exodus 20:4 ESV 

“You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.

 

 

A statue is just a statue made of concrete or whatever.  Surely, no one is going to worship concrete.  Therefore, no need to get rid of it.  It’s Christ we worship.  70CD3C83-2FF7-4201-99CD-CC059CCD15F5.gif.9a70998910e0ab0673d648c05061ba36.gif

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