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Jun 13, 2024 · Depictions of Jesus highlight a key shift in how God relates to his people through Christ. Banning all images of Jesus minimizes this shift and may inadvertently convey a docetic Christology. An invisible voice spoke the law of Sinai; a visible rabbi spoke the Sermon on the Mount.
We conclude that art, for the glory of God, should be considered allowable unless we succumb to one of the following three distortions. (1) The image is worshipped directly or treasured too highly. (2) The image is contrary to the biblical person of Christ and depicts Him in a poor light.
Gradually images of Jesus became acceptable to most Protestants in various contexts, especially in narrative contexts, as book illustrations and prints, and later in larger paintings. Protestant art continued the now-standard depiction of the physical appearance of Jesus.
May 1, 2023 · In the eighth century AD, Emperor Leo III ordered the abolition of icons (revered images or sculptures) of Jesus, Mary, angels, and saints. This sparked the great Iconoclastic Controversy, so called because those who supported the eradication of icons, often on the grounds that they violated the second commandment’s prohibition of “graven ...
2 days ago · By combining together Deut. 5:6-10 into one Commandment, the Catholic Church is accused of altering the Commandments and covering up God's command forbidding graven images. Suspicions are...
Jun 26, 2020 · Instead, we should promote images of Jesus as inculturated into the cultures in which he now lives. After all, he is risen and is found everywhere. Eventually he brought...
Firstly, any picture, image or statue of Jesus Christ for the purpose of worship is in clear violation of the Second Commandment. In Exodus 20:4-5, we read, “You shall not make unto you 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: You shall ...
