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Tag: Second Commandment

  • Cranmer on the Second Commandment

    Here are some thoughts from Archbishop Thomas Cranmer (1489 – 1556) on the second commandment: God did also foresee, that, in the latter days, men should come, who would maintain worshipping of images, not only with painted colours, but also with painted words, saying, We kneel not to the image, but before the image. We…

  • On God's Covenant to Save His People from Idolatry

    Matthew Lankford has posted a series of videos from J. Virgil Dunbar on the topic of the unlawful use of images, “On God’s Covenant to Save His People From Idolatry.” 0. IntroductionDunbar explains the general thrust of the series. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsU8ZUA7cU8&hl=en_US&fs=1&w=480&h=385] 1. What does God’s covenant law say about images made to represent Him?Dunbar explains…

  • God's Judgment On Babylon

    Thanks to a passage I was reading in Cyril of Alexandria’s commentary on Isaiah, I noticed the following connection. Within Isaiah’s pronouncement of judgment on Babylon we find the following: Isaiah 13:16-19 Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished. Behold, I will…

  • The Sort of Evangelical I'm Not

    I’m not the sort of Evangelical who thinks that this “gear” (link1 link2 – same guy – two posts on his “gear”) is ok. I’m the sort of Reformed believer that thinks that these verses are in the Bible: Isaiah 44:10 Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for…