Exactly, Joshua. Otherwise, the Jesus movie or The Passion can be argued as only art, thus acceptable. And since the Jesus movie is said to be one of the greatest evangelistic tools of the past century, that pretty much rules out "art only". And his concession also would seem to allow that the heathen are "off the hook", so to speak, when they purposely devise to make a mockery of Christ in their portrayals. They certainly can not be said to be using them to teach the church so, as art, we can look upon it.

This sermon comes on the heels of my previous thread about a recent service where a man portrayed God.

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Berean Baptist Church, Mansfield, OH
Mansfield, OH

John 6:63 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing.
The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.