Bible won't accept Idol worshiping. In Vatican and Roman Catholic Churches, we see idols of Mary, Jesus saints?

We do not worship idols. We do not even have idols. We have a few images of Jesus Christ, God the Son.

And we have a few images of people we love and respect, our family and loved ones in heaven. A little girl kneels beside her bed saying her nightly prayers. Is the little girl kneeling to the bed?

Is the bed an idol? Of course not, the little girl is kneeling and praying to God. A family bows their heads and prays over their evening meal.

Is the family bowing to their food? Is this food an idol? Of course not, the family is bowing and praying to God.

A mother kneels in prayer before a cross and prays that her son in Afghanistan will be safe. Is the mother kneeling to the cross? Is the cross an idol?

Of course not, the mother is kneeling and praying to God. Do you have pictures of your loved ones? Have you ever looked at the picture of someone while talking on the phone to them?

Is the picture an idol? Statues, pictures, and symbols of people we love are not idols. Statues, pictures, and symbols of Jesus and the saints are just like pictures of the people we love and respect.

The King James Version of the Bible states in 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" Why were the Jews commanded not to make graven images? Graven images were the standard method of pagan worship. They were representations of false gods.

This is a very clear command. However God commanded the Jews in Exodus 25:18 and 1 Chronicles 28:18–19, "And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them" And in 1 Kings chapter 7 Solomon made bulls and other images out of precious metals.

I hear what you are saying but it seems to me there is a new wave of Catholicism arising. Many of the followers of Catholicism on this page have stated they do not worship idols or images but God the father and Jesus. But what they are not realizing is that there are many catholics out in the world who might not have understood the bible and have turned to idols for prayer and asked God to answer them through these "saints".

I know because I have family members that do. This practice of idol worship might be more prevalent in other cultures and not necessarily american catholics. This is just an observation and an opinion, of course.

We need to stop pointing the finger and judging people for what they do wrong. We all make mistakes. ~ROMANS 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; What is comes down to really is a relationship with God!

If we have an intimate relationship with God then we know how to bring brothers and sisters to truly know Christ and our father God almighty. That is all that matters. God bless you!

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