No graven images7/23/2023 Hence it comes to pass, that those, who frame for themselves gods of corruptible materials, superstitiously adore the work of their own hands. And surely whosoever reverently and soberly feels and thinks about God Himself, is far from this absurdity nor does any desire or presumption to metamorphose God ever creep in, except when coarse and carnal imaginations occupy our minds. And assuredly it is a most gross indecency to make God like a stock or a stone… I do not deny that these things are to be taken connectedly, since superstitious worship is hardly ever separated from the preceding error for as soon as any one has permitted himself to devise an image of God, he immediately falls into false worship. There is no need of refuting the foolish fancy of some, that all sculptures and pictures are here condemned by Moses, for he had no other object than to rescue God’s glory from all the imaginations which tend to corrupt it. Therefore, to devise any image of God, is in itself impious because by this corruption His Majesty is adulterated, and He is figured to be other than He is. “There are two parts in the Commandment - the first forbids the erection of a graven image, or any likeness the second prohibits the transferring of the worship which God claims for Himself alone, to any of these phantoms or delusive shows. 4), and do not worship God with the use of images (v. 20:4-5).ġ) There are two parts in the second commandment: do not make an image of God (v. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God… ” (Ex. “ 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. To worship God however we would like is the very definition of idolatry. The second commandment teaches that God alone prescribes how He wants to be worshiped. Package content is not flexible and cannot be modified.The first commandment teaches who the true God is and that He alone is to be worshiped. Please note that if your order ships in multiple boxes, package components may not all be in the same box. The package item number is also listed at the bottom of your packing slip for reference. On your packing slip, package components are picked and packed individually and are identified with the code "PKGCMP" in the price column. Any backordered components will ship separately as they become available. In-stock components will ship according to our normal shipping time. When you order a package, you are charged one price for all package items. Because most package items or components are also sold separately and may be components of multiple packages, these items may not have the same inventory availability at any point in time. Although packages are sets, items are not physically bundled together. Any item sold as a package on our website is identified by a unique alpha-numeric item number (such as "APH1AB"). A listing of individual items that make up a package is provided on the package item's product detail page along with real-time item availability of those items. A "package" is made up of two or more items sold as a set, often for a reduced price.
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