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If religious elements were considered idolatory why were stories from the Old Testament of the Bible considered appropriate for Reformation art?
They did not include images of Jesus Christ.
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Why don't Presbyterians honor Mary or pray to her?
One of the reasons for the Protestant Reformation was the belief that praying in front of statues of Mary and other saints is too reminiscent of idolatory, and ought to be unnecessary if God is omniscient. Mariology, the extreme veneration of Mary, was called into question long before the Reformation as being akin to polytheism.
Why is a Jew allowed to enter a mosque?
A Jew may not enter a place of idolatory for any reason. Islam, however, is not defined as "idolatory" by Jewish thought, since the Islamic religion follows one singular God. Additionally, like in synagogues, you will not find any icons in a mosque.
What is known as an idolatory?
well from a christians point of view it's the worship of false Gods . the true God being Jesus Christ .
Why are there no statues or pictures in the protestant churches?
The founders of many Protestant Churches felt that having statues or pictures of saints in their churches could be regarded as a form of idolatory.
How do Christians use icons to help them pray?
Only Catholic and Orthodox Churches use statues and pictures of Jesus or of the saints to help them pray. Protestant Churches do not, considering the use of icons akin to idolatory.
Colossians chapter3 verse5 says coveteousness is idolatry why?
It is covetousness in the sense that idolatory is the excessive devotion to something, and strongly desiring something that is not yours is placing its importance higher than it should be. It doesn't fit well with the life of a believer, whose devotion is to God and whose real treasures are not earthly ones. This verse is closely tied to verse two - Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
Were Muslim rulers in India tolerant of Hindus?
The early Muslim rulers in India were fiercely intolerant of a faith that they saw as idolatory, destroying temples and forcing believers to convert. During the time of Akbar, this was changing. He was respectful of all faiths, became a vegetarian so as not to offend the Hindus and built Hindu temples. In 1575, he built a 'house of worship' where scholars of all religions could meet for discussion.
Why did rachel steal the idols of her father?
David Goldstein (Jewish Mythology) says that an ancient Hurrian text tell us that the household gods gave their possessor first claim on the family inheritance. Rachel was therefore acting in the best interests of her husband and children.However, the biblical narrator appear to have known about the ancient custom. The rabbis did not know this either, and the only excuse that they provide, in the later Jewsih midrash, for Rachel's action is that she was trying to wean her father away from idolatory.
What were some of the Virgin Mary's accomplishments?
The Blessed Virgin Mary's singular accomplishment was to *perfectly* obey the Will of God throughout her entire life without ever committing sin. Even though she was preserved from any stain of original sin, she still had free will and was able to sin as easily as Adam and Eve, and yet she did not. In accomplishing His Will, she gave her assent to become mother of God, and gave birth and raised Jesus Christ, our Savior. Our Blessed Lord gave her to each of us from the cross as our mother, a role which she continues to fulfill to this day, praying and interceding for each of us.
As one of the Jewish exiles how would you handle some of the challenges to your faith like idolatry or strange music?
The Jews of the Babylonian Exile would have been very familiar with what is now called 'idolatory' since this was practised in Jerusalem before the Exile. Ezekiel 8:10 graphically describes some the images that had been in the Jerusalem Temple before its destruction. Monotheism had not yet entirely replaced the old ways. The kings of Judah had even kept horses dedicated to the sun and there were chariots for the sun until they were removed from the Temple by King Josiah as inimical to monotheism (2 Kings 23:11). Overall, the Jews would not have been surprised or challenged by the Babylonian culture.
List characteristics of first church?
I think we would look at the example that Christ left for us and the manner in which the first century apostles and disciples followed in his footsteps. The same pattern should apply today. A few characteristics of that period, namely the founding of Christianity are: no clergy class, town to town and door to door preaching (although both Jesus and Paul did preach in the Synagogues), no part of any political system ('my kingdom is no part of this world'), no participation in any war or conflict, real agape love amongst the disciples, definitely no idolatory (crucifixes, statues or other religious imagery, belief that the Bible is the inspired word of God. In which religious groups do we see evidence of these qualities today?
Why did iconoclast oppose the use of icons?
A:It has been argued that the veneration of saints not only detracted from the sole worship of God but, in the popular imagination, could actually foster a kind of polytheism. A strong reaction against the use of images of Jesus, Maryand the saints erupted in the Byzantine world. Icons were destroyed in many places and users of icons were punished and even exececuted.Supporters of the use of icons in piety (the "iconodules" or "image venerators") were forced to make some careful distinctions in order to resist the logic of the iconoclasts. At the most elementary level, they made a distinction between an idol (Greek: eidolon) and an image (Greek: eikon). They said one was worshipped in the pagan world, while theirs was only venerated as a vehicle to go beyond the image to the reality behind it.In order to settle the controversy an ecumenical council was convened in 787 at Nicaea. This Second Council of Nicaea was the last one held by the undivided churches of the East and West.Objections were also raised in the late medieval church about the easy slide from veneration into superstition, the spurious multiplication of relics and trafficking in them, and the degeneration of healing into forms of popular magic.Although perhaps not an iconoclast, and in his early years not antagonistic to the veneration of saints, Martin Luther saw that this had turned into the worship of semi-divinities who were addressed exclusively for some need, with no reference to Christ. He also objected to the cult of relics to raise money. John Calvin and Ulrich Zwingli viewed images, relics, shrines, and the devotion attached to them as superstition at best and idolatory at worst.
