Romans922
Puritan Board Professor
The video is a reformed man publicly rebuking John MacArthur for breaking the 2nd commandment as it has to do with idolatry (purported images of Jesus).
On a theological level, we should all be in agreement that purported images of Jesus Christ have no place in worship, teaching, etc. given that this is a Confessional board and WLC 109 states, "Q. 109. What are the sins forbidden in the second commandment? A. The sins forbidden in the second commandment are, all devising, counselling, commanding, using, and anywise approving, any religious worship not instituted by God himself; tolerating a false religion; the making any representation of God, of all or of any of the three persons, either inwardly in our mind, or outwardly in any kind of image or likeness of any creature whatsoever; all worshipping of it, or God in it or by it; the making of any representation of feigned deities, and all worship of them, or service belonging to them, all superstitious devices, corrupting the worship of God, adding to it, or taking from it, whether invented and taken up of ourselves, or received by tradition from others, though under the title of antiquity, custom, devotion, good intent, or any other pretence whatsoever; simony; sacrilege; all neglect, contempt,hindering, and opposing the worship and ordinances which God hath appointed."
However, on a practical level, this is John MacArthur, a well-known and respected theologian. He has been publicly advocating his position for years. Is he in the wrong? Should we ignore this? What can we learn from this?
http://youtu.be/SKT6pFphWkU
[video=youtube_share;SKT6pFphWkU]http://youtu.be/SKT6pFphWkU[/video]
On a theological level, we should all be in agreement that purported images of Jesus Christ have no place in worship, teaching, etc. given that this is a Confessional board and WLC 109 states, "Q. 109. What are the sins forbidden in the second commandment? A. The sins forbidden in the second commandment are, all devising, counselling, commanding, using, and anywise approving, any religious worship not instituted by God himself; tolerating a false religion; the making any representation of God, of all or of any of the three persons, either inwardly in our mind, or outwardly in any kind of image or likeness of any creature whatsoever; all worshipping of it, or God in it or by it; the making of any representation of feigned deities, and all worship of them, or service belonging to them, all superstitious devices, corrupting the worship of God, adding to it, or taking from it, whether invented and taken up of ourselves, or received by tradition from others, though under the title of antiquity, custom, devotion, good intent, or any other pretence whatsoever; simony; sacrilege; all neglect, contempt,hindering, and opposing the worship and ordinances which God hath appointed."
However, on a practical level, this is John MacArthur, a well-known and respected theologian. He has been publicly advocating his position for years. Is he in the wrong? Should we ignore this? What can we learn from this?
http://youtu.be/SKT6pFphWkU
[video=youtube_share;SKT6pFphWkU]http://youtu.be/SKT6pFphWkU[/video]
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