Images in Worship
This article offers some expository notes on the second commandment.
This article offers some expository notes on the second commandment.
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.
Catechisms were one of the blessings of the Reformation. They serve the purpose of explaining Scripture. By looking at the second commandment this article demonstrates the usefulness of catechisms.
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.
Can one make an image of Christ? In this article the author looks at the second commandment and the implication it has on making an image of Christ. While agreeing that it would be wrong to worship an image of God or Christ, the author does not agree that the Bible forbids making images of Christ or portraying the character of Christ in a movie.
This article is about the importance for children to learn to listen. It looks at the place of visuals in the education, and what that means for education in the Word of God. It discusses how the revelation of God came to us in the form of words and visuals, and how this relates to the second commandment. It also shows the importance of memorization in education.