Let's talk about idolatry

[HelenaZF]

I think that presenting a representative image so that worshippers can use it as a stepping point to connect themselves in true worship is a far cry from people actually worshipping a created thing.



My own banners, created with my own hands, have never been to me something to worship. As I create them, I try to express the essence of how the Lord has been revealing Himself to me through the scriptures by the Holy Spirit's guidance. So when they are used in a time of worship, what is in my mind is my real experience with the Living God that shaped their making, not the objects themselves.



I guess I find it difficult to imagine how anyone would think an intelligent person would actually believe the created object in front of them is something to be worshipped. Or does the controversy really stem from the perception that the "appearance" is that the banners are being worshipped?