Are Pictures of Jesus Okay? | Heidelberg Catechism, Lord's Day 35

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About the speaker:

Rev. Christopher Gordon was ordained to the Ministry of the Word in October 2004. Rev. Gordon is a native of Central California, and prior to answering God’s call into the ministry, he was a high school Bible teacher in the central Californian valley. Rev. Gordon, having a love for Reformed theology, pursued further theological studies and received his Master of Divinity degree from Westminster Seminary in Escondido, CA, where he studied under such scholars as Drs. Michael Horton, W. Robert Godfrey, R.S. Clark, S.M. Baugh, David VanDrunen and D.G. Hart. He pastored at the Lynden United Reformed Church from 2004 to July 2012, and is presently Preaching Pastor at the Escondido United Reformed Church.

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Q&A's:

Question 96
1:51 What is God’s will for us in the second commandment?

Answer
That we in no way make any image of God nor worship him in any other way than has been commanded in God’s Word.

Question 97
5:45 May we then not make any image at all?

Answer
God cannot and may not be visibly portrayed in any way. Although creatures may be portrayed, yet God forbids making or having such images in order to worship them or serve God through them.

Question 98
8:32 But may not images, as books for the unlearned, be permitted in churches?

Answer
No, we should not try to be wiser than God. He wants the Christian community instructed by the living preaching of his Word — not by idols that cannot even talk.