Churches Should Be Plain So Christians Can Focus On God

Question 1

2nd commandment

Answer 1

‘do not worship idols’ (goes against statues)

Question 2

Monotheism

Answer 2

Abraham introduced it and prevented his father from selling idols (statues) to worship. Christians should worship God and not worship statues of saints and mary

Question 3

Distractions

Answer 3

.some may say that if a church has statues of Mary and the saints, then they will focus on them instead of Jesus and God
.some protestant churches have no statues so that no one is distracted and people can focus on the word of god

Question 4

Like photographs

Answer 4

Statues of Mary and the disciples remind Catholics of the type of people they were, like photographs important people we want to keep

Question 5

Incarnation

Answer 5

Statues of Jesus reminds us of the incarnation, god becoming flesh in Jesus

Question 6

Pope Francis quote about statues focusing prayer

Answer 6

‘in times of suffering prayer is of even more help’

Question 7

Intercede

Answer 7

Catholics don’t worship statues, they ask Mary and the saints to intercede for them. This means to take their prayers to God.

Question 8

Physical reminders

Answer 8

The statues are physical reminders of God and Jesus, they help Catholics to focus their prayers to God

Question 9

Focus

Answer 9

Statues provide a focus for Catholics, it means they can be focused on prayer whilst in the church

Question 10

Suffering

Answer 10

The stations of the cross help Catholics to remember the suffering that Jesus went through