Exodus 20:4 - Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
Deuteronomy 29:17 - And ye have seen their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which were among them
Psalms 135:15-18 -The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not; They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths. They that make them are like unto them: so is every one that trusteth in them.
Acts 17:29 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.
There is no physical description of Christ given to us from Scripture. We don’t know if He was tall or short, thin or heavy, medium complexion or darker, and so on. God did not intend to give us a description. Having a picture or image helps us to satisfy our own wanting minds. We keep a sort of superstitious tie to the picture for it would indeed be blasphemous to mar or disfigure the picture in any way. The fact is we are to have no likeness of anything in heaven --- and Christ certainly is in heaven. One may debate this point and say the picture represents Christ on earth. Well if it is supposed to be Christ, did He really look like the picture? If He did not, the picture is a lie. You are saying it is a picture of Christ when it is not. Even if the picture were an exact likeness of Jesus, it would still be a violation of the second commandment. Either way, it is much safer to praise and worship Him without images. Would you keep a picture of the Father? How about the Holy Spirit? We are to walk by faith, not by sight (2Cor 5:7).
2007-12-08
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