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Lord's Day 35
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96   Q. What is God's will for us
in the second commandment?
  A. That we in no way make any image of God1
nor worship him in any other way
   than he has commanded in his Word.2

1 Deut. 4:15-19; Isa. 40:18-25; Acts 17:29; Rom. 1:22-23
2 Lev. 10:1-7; 1 Sam. 15:22-23; John 4:23-24
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97   Q. May we then not make
any image at all?
A. God can not and may not
be visibly portrayed in any way.

Although creatures may be portrayed,
yet God forbids making or having such images
   if one's intention is to worship them
   or to serve God through them.1

1 Ex. 34:13-14, 17; 2 Kings 18:4-5
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98   Q. But may not images be permitted in the churches
as teaching aids for the unlearned?
A. No, we shouldn't try to be wiser than God.
He wants his people instructed
   by the living preaching of his Word--1
   not by idols that cannot even talk.2

1 Rom. 10:14-15, 17; 2 Tim. 3:16-17; 2 Pet. 1:19
2 Jer. 10:8; Hab. 2:18-20
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