This has been something that I have thought about periodically.
Icons:
are usually paintings that I was first properly introduced by a friend who is of a certain religion that I won't say but some might know what it is. He had a picture that depicted what Jesus might look and also a depiction of what God the Father would look like in human form. (Man with white hair and white beard I believe) He would use this icon as way of worship to remind him of the imagery of Jesus and God the Father.
Prayer Ropes: The same friend Used a prayer rope and was telling me how that he uses each knot to say repetitively saying the Sinners prayer usually in his native tongue in the mind "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner" (English version)
My first question is this.. A lot of people use icons that not only depicts Jesus and God the Father's predicted images but also other saints throughout their church history and even Mary to a degree. Isn't this wrong to do because there's no way we know what God the Father looks like so by using worship with a most likely false image of God Father,Son, and Ghost is bad??? Also, there's no way you can tell me anywhere in the Bible to use these icons to also depict other saints and Mary as worship. We are to Worship God and God only!
Second Question is this: Matthew 6:7 "But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking." With this scripture isn't it telling obviously not to say a main prayer over and over and over and over??? Some ropes have certain number of knots that can be 33 plus times. So if you're saying more then that so many times in your head isn't that NOT what God wants you to do?
I know that there's history behind these two things but just because there's a historical tradition involved in these two practices of worship to me doesn't make it valid to do for God especially if the Bible doesn't talk about it or even talks against it.
I PRAY THAT THERE WILL BE GOOD RESPONSES GOD BLESS
Icons:
are usually paintings that I was first properly introduced by a friend who is of a certain religion that I won't say but some might know what it is. He had a picture that depicted what Jesus might look and also a depiction of what God the Father would look like in human form. (Man with white hair and white beard I believe) He would use this icon as way of worship to remind him of the imagery of Jesus and God the Father.
Prayer Ropes: The same friend Used a prayer rope and was telling me how that he uses each knot to say repetitively saying the Sinners prayer usually in his native tongue in the mind "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner" (English version)
My first question is this.. A lot of people use icons that not only depicts Jesus and God the Father's predicted images but also other saints throughout their church history and even Mary to a degree. Isn't this wrong to do because there's no way we know what God the Father looks like so by using worship with a most likely false image of God Father,Son, and Ghost is bad??? Also, there's no way you can tell me anywhere in the Bible to use these icons to also depict other saints and Mary as worship. We are to Worship God and God only!
Second Question is this: Matthew 6:7 "But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking." With this scripture isn't it telling obviously not to say a main prayer over and over and over and over??? Some ropes have certain number of knots that can be 33 plus times. So if you're saying more then that so many times in your head isn't that NOT what God wants you to do?
I know that there's history behind these two things but just because there's a historical tradition involved in these two practices of worship to me doesn't make it valid to do for God especially if the Bible doesn't talk about it or even talks against it.
I PRAY THAT THERE WILL BE GOOD RESPONSES GOD BLESS