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1 | Is it wrong to have pictures of Jesus? | Rom 1:23 | retxar | 27599 | ||
Hi Johnny, I don't think hair length has anything to do with it. What is long? Whose definition are we going to use? Yours, mine, my kids, the Army? Where is the definition of “long” found in the Word anyway? I don’t have any pictures of Jesus on my walls, but I have never saw anything wrong with those that do. God has never checked my spirit concerning it. I’m not concerned if they are an accurate portrayal of what Jesus looked like or not, I am talking about any pictures at all. I asked the question because of something I read in a Vernon McGee commentary. “I do not like to see pictures of Jesus, as Paul said that we know Him no longer after the flesh (see 2Cor. 5:16). He is the glorified Christ. He is not that picture you have hanging on your wall, my friend. If He came into your room, you would fall on your face before Him. He is the glorified Christ today. Don't slur our God by having a picture of Him!” J. Vernon McGee's Thru The Bible retxar PS. I'm not agreeing with what McGee said here, I'm just wondering what the forum thinks. |
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2 | Is it wrong to have pictures of Jesus? | Rom 1:23 | Hank | 27602 | ||
Retxar, I agree with Vernon McGee... The pictures of Jesus are not really He..... --Hank | ||||||
3 | Is it wrong to have pictures of Jesus? | Rom 1:23 | retxar | 27605 | ||
Thanks Hank, I agree, the pictures are not really Jesus, but neither is a manger scene, Christmas plays, Easter plays, Jesus videos, etc. None are really Jesus, but are they really a “slur” on God? retxar |
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4 | Is it wrong to have pictures of Jesus? | Rom 1:23 | Hank | 27606 | ||
Retxar,that's a good question and a tough one to answer. Where does one cross the line between "innocent" re-enactments of manger scenes, Passion plays, etc. and erecting "graven images?" Scripture tells us that God is Spirit and we must worship Him in spirit. Truth to tell, I really don't know whether we err in our dramatizations and in our art. I should think it a rather drastic measure to destroy our heritage of fine religious art by masters such as Michelangelo. At the same time I believe there is a potential for making the piece of art an object of intense adoration bordering on worship. Perhaps a more balanced view is that religious art and drama, if viewed at all, should be viewed in proper perspective, i.e., that it is merely a product of human imagination and never to be thought of as being anything else...... In Eureka Springs, Arkansas -- no great distance from my home -- they present an outdoor Passion play every year. I've never seen it but hear good reports about it. Some years ago a friend, upon returning from the play, remarked, "It was simply wonderful. And the fellow who played Jesus looked just like Him." To this day I've wondered just how she knew what Jesus actually looked like. --Hank | ||||||
5 | Is it wrong to have pictures of Jesus? | Rom 1:23 | retxar | 27607 | ||
I think you have put Romans 1:23 in the right prespective here, Hank. Thanks! I have great respect for Vernon McGee's wisdom but I think you spoke a little wisdom of your own when you spoke the words "a more balanced view". Good word bro! retxar |
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