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Originally Posted by Daniel Ritchie  In light of what Chris said there, I cannot think of one Puritan who held that pictures of Christ were legitimate. Can anyone else? So the WCF 21:1 must clearly rule it out. While there may be some parts of the Confession where there may be legitimate disagreement over precisely what the author's intended, I do not believe this is one of them. |
I am not aware of any Puritan support for pictures of Christ either, but even if there was, it is important to remember that truth is never established by citing and counting the number of individuals who have held a particular view. The only solid basis upon which to form our opinion on this clear teaching of Scripture.
That is why, though I respect R.C. Sproul in so many areas, I can without hestiation disagree with him here. His basis for his position is not a clear exposition of Scripture, IMHO.
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Sterling Harmon
Coventry, CT
PCA
Deacon
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