images of christ

Unfortunately, you all know which image I'm talking about: white, "hippie" Jesus with flowing locks and blue eyes which the Roman Catholic religion often promotes. A friend put forward to me the theory that was made in the image of Cesare Borgia, an illegitimate son of pope Alexander VI. I...

This is a strange thing to me. Apparently, every year on the Sunday during the week of Christmas, my church holds a potluck instead of regular service. So no sermon, nor worship. Just a get together in the space that we rent to sit, eat, and talk together. I am not sure why I find this...

Please help. I have a friend that has taken exception to the Larger Catechism 109. How would you help him understand his error in thinking? WLC 109 – “The sins forbidden in the second commandment are…the making any representation of God, of all or of any of the three persons, either inwardly...

I have posted this 2009 article very slightly modified at Naphtali Press. From Chris Coldwell, “In Brief: The Intent of Westminster Larger Catechism 109 Regarding Pictures of Christ’s Humanity,” The Confessional Presbyterian journal 5 (2009) 227–228; 323. The Intent of Westminster Larger...