Grant
Puritan Board Graduate
1. So if I use the Sammy Shepard book, which is a fictional story about a sheep and a good Shepard..... (it has many pictures of sheep and a Shepard not meant to depict Christ) to teach my children how Christ acts as our shepard and teach them the scriptures that show this.....you would see this as sin?If the intent is to extrapolate on God's word, yes.
In regard to pictures of the Ark:
Most will see pictures of the ark to possess some level of holiness; hence, their response will most likely cause people to stumble. Consider the 'Holy land' and the Ark exhibit.
Your example of oxen:
I do not believe an oxen in itself would be seen as holding any holy connotation; however, if it were a picture of the priests sacrificing an oxen....
There aren't any images in the bible.....Do the original autographs have images?
2. If I teach my kids the passage of scripture that deals with a fig tree, And then I take them into my backyard and show them what a fig tree looks like (noting we are not worshipping the tree)...It seems your logic what Call this sin. Is that correct?
3. What Sunday school literature do you use for kids in your church?
4. Do you think the logical conclusions of your post would mean that much of the kids literature published by GCP (publishing arm of OPC and PCA) is disobedient? They have images to help teach the Bible, but they do not use images of any member of the trinity (to my knowledge).
I think the logical conclusion of your view may be taking the RPW beyond it’s intent (at least as I understand it to deal with our corporate worship services).
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