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The Second Commandment The Ten Commandments Series: Part 2

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  • R. Albert Mohler Jr.

“You shall not make for yourself a carved image.” The second commandment condemns idolatry. The worship of idols or the distortion of the worship of God gives a wrong image of who God is.

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Pictures of Jesus

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  • William W. Harrell Jr.

This article considers whether visual representations of Jesus are appropriate.

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Pride and Our Idol Factories: The Disturbing Relationship between Pride and Idolatry

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  • Wes L. Bredenhof

This article looks at the relationship between pride and our making of idols. The dangers of pride for our relationship with God is discussed.This article has to do with the second commandment. The author also discusses a godly pride.

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Implications of the Second Commandment

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  • Jim Klazinga

In relation to the second commandment, this article discusses the use of pictures of Jesus, the value of artistic visual portrayals of God, the role of emotions in worship, and the essence of true worship.

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Images in Worship

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  • Douglas Wilson

This article offers some expository notes on the second commandment.

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The Force of the Second Commandment in Worship

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  • Ronald Van Overloop

The second commandment is related to how God’s people must worship him. This article looks at the reasons why God forbids the use of images. It looks at the explanation of this commandment from Lord’s Day 35, showing that it points to a regulative principle of worship.

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Images of God?

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  • Bob Burridge

This article looks at the second Commandment from Exodus 20:4-6, showing how God forbids the making of images of himself. The article also discusses how this principle equally applies to making images of Christ.

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The Theological Basis for the Prohibition of Images in the Old Testament

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  • Edward M. Curtis

What is the theological basis for the prohibition of images in the Old Testament? This prohibition was given in order to make a distinction between Israel and the nations and reflect the nature of the Lord their God.

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Exodus 20:5 – Punishing the Children for the Sins of the Fathers

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  • Willem den Hollander

This article is about the phrase "punishing the children for the sin of the parents," found in Exodus 20:5. The author discusses the effect of parents' sin and parenting upon the lives of their children.

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Men do not reject the Bible because it contradicts itself but because it contradicts them. Anonymous
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