- Jun 19, 2009
- 17,471
- 6,845
- 335
No, I agree with you on the mere art objects when not venerated nor representing specific figures or myths, I myself have a Wedding Outfitted Geisha Statue in a Lucite Display Case and have pondered over this subject and came to the same conclusion you did.The art figures I mention are not gods nor do I see them as such. I enjoy them as art, not objects of worship. Let's use some common sense here as to what the intent of the scriptures is. We are not to turn to graven images as objects of worship. I don't do that. Figurines representing religious or political figures to be revered, they are not.
I only stated that the Jesus image is in fact an idol and this venerating of bodies and places is a subject that is debated in the NT book of Jude 1:9 which came from earlier script in the Moses Apocrypha, whereby Moses body where it rests is not revealed for sake of preventing veneration of his grave site.
This also could be to prevent anthropromorphizing a lore- legend figure venerating the figure of legend instead of focus on the lesson in that legend and what that figure represents.