The Westminster Larger Catechism on the Second Commandment
Questions 107–110 from the Westminster Larger Catechism related to the Second Commandment.
Second Commandment
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; and shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. — Exodus 20:4-6
Pictures of the Christ
Jacob Marcellus Kik provides a sound argument that all pictures of Christ are a sinful violation of the Second Commandment.
Pictures of Christ
John Murray (1898–1975) answers the question: is a pictorial representation a legitimate way of conveying truth regarding him and of contributing to the worship which this truth should evoke?