Why did Jesus break the commandment concerning graven images?

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The second commandment in Exodus 20:4-5 states:

4" You shall not make for yourself [a]an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth.

5" You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, Yahweh your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me,

The words of Jesus concerning (salvation)...

Matthew 10:38 and anyone who does not TAKE HIS CROSS and follow me is NOT WORTHY OF ME.

Luke 9:23 Then he said to them all: "If anyone would come after me, he must DENY HIMSELF and TAKE UP HIS CROSS daily follow me.

Luke 14:27 And ANYONE who does NOT CARRY HIS CROSS and follow me cannot be my disciple.

If Jesus was the messiah he wouldn't have told the people to TAKE UP A CROSS and DENY THEMSELVES!

Why would Jesus break the commandment concerning graven images?
Everyone who used the method of "beating around the bush" cannot see deception worth their life.

Jesus Christ puts a CROSS before salvation and all you can do is beat around the bush!

Very sad human being.
 
A cross is NOT a graven image. Nor did JESUS instruct anyone to worship a cross. And JESUS was NOT talking about salvation, either. It is living a Christian life.

Taking up a cross is equivalent to assuming a self-sacrificing life-style and putting JESUS first. Think about the supreme sacrifice of JESUS CHRIST on the cross. Thinking of others first, willing to to give to others...etc.
 
Taking up a cross and following Jesus means literally that...what happened when He was crucified? He had to carry His Cross that He would be crucified on...He is simply telling us we mustlove Him enough to be willing to do the same thing...to carry a cross and follow Him up the hill and die for His Name if it comes down to it.
He never says anything about worshipping a cross or making a graven image...i think you are confusing this with the popular Christian concept of cross symbols.
 
“take up your cross and follow me” means being willing to die in order to follow Jesus. this is called “dying to self.” it’s a call to absolute surrender. after each time Jesus commanded cross bearing, he said, “for whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it. what good is it for a man to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit his very self?” [luke 9:24-25]. although the call is tough, the reward is matchless.

commitment to Christ means taking up your cross daily, giving up your hopes, dreams, possessions, even your very life if need be for the cause of Christ. only if you willingly take up your cross may you be called his disciple [luke 14:27]. the reward is worth the price. Jesus followed his call of death to self [“take up your cross and follow me”] with the gift of life in Christ: “for whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it” [matthew 16:25-26].
 
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