This 'is an urgent message for our day. The Bible makes clear that God hates idolatry.'
'The Golden Calves were Israel's attempts to picture God. (Exodus 32 and 1 Kings 12:28) Thus 'pictures of Christ' serve the same function for todays church, as did the Golden Calves for the church in ancient Israel, and the Bible forbids a representation in art of any member of the Trinity.(Exodus. 20:4-6)
'Making images to represent God corrupts those who use them (Deuteronomy 4:13, 15-16 and Romans 1:22-32).
'Images teach lies about God. (Habakkuk 2:18-20) God cannot be represented in art and all who practice idolatry are commanded to repent (Acts 17:29-30).
'However, since pictures of 'Christ' including video presentations pervade the Evangelical world, what are we to do?'
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