Spinningplates2
Puritan Board Freshman
This thread is not to argue about images. This board has a policy that is in agreement with the historic position, so please let's not use this thread to argue about that here.
My question is: If a person is surprised by someone wearing a image of Christ on a tee shirt, have they both sinned? That is, has the one who wore the shirt and the person who simply happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. I ask because I have recently been told the the WCF clearly teaches that if a person even views a image then that person has to repent because of the sin of breaking the 2nd commandment.
I think that sin comes from our own heart. Can anyone please give me an example of a place in the bible that would support the fact that another person could cause (not tempt) me into sin? If this extreme view is correct couldn't a person camp outside my house and cause me to sin every time I walked outside?
My question is: If a person is surprised by someone wearing a image of Christ on a tee shirt, have they both sinned? That is, has the one who wore the shirt and the person who simply happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. I ask because I have recently been told the the WCF clearly teaches that if a person even views a image then that person has to repent because of the sin of breaking the 2nd commandment.
I think that sin comes from our own heart. Can anyone please give me an example of a place in the bible that would support the fact that another person could cause (not tempt) me into sin? If this extreme view is correct couldn't a person camp outside my house and cause me to sin every time I walked outside?