Posts Tagged ‘icons’
Should things that have occultist symbols in them be avoided?
Question: I have a question about occultic symbolism in the media. I saw a pastor in a video preach about how a lot of Disney cartoons and movies for kids have sexual and satanic symbolism. He also said that other cartoons and video games have evil symbolism as well. Now I have a question about…
Read MoreIs it ok to be a fan of a team that calls itself the Blue Devils?
Question: I am a huge Duke fan. Is it ok to be a fan of a team that calls itself the Blue Devils? Answer: Despite having graduated from North Carolina State University, I think we can let this one slide. The technical meaning of the word “devil” is an adversary, though it is usually used…
Read MoreAre not pictures of Jesus and angels, or even wedding announcements, sinful because they are graven images?
Question: I have a question about some Scriptures. In Exodus 20:4-5 it tells us not to make any graven image or likeness to anything that is in heaven above. I Corinthians 10:14 tells us to flee idolatry and in John 5:18 and Philippians 2:6 that Jesus is a form of God and is equal to…
Read MoreWhat do you think about the use of crosses in a building?
Question: I visited at a church of Christ nearby and was thinking about attending there on a permanent basis but I noticed they had a cross painted on a sign in front of the building and a clock in the shape of a cross with a picture of Jesus in the center on the wall.…
Read MoreWhat do you think about religious art?
Question: What do you think about religious art, especially the portraits of Christ? Have you ever heard that it is a graven image or idolatrous? Some think that to portray Christ in movies or artwork is akin to blasphemy or at the least a kind of pagan idolatry. They say we would never sanction statutes…
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