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The Second Commandment: You shall not make a graven image

Authors On

Series Ten Commandments
Topics Law & Gospel
Context Westminster Chapel Toronto
Scripture Exodus 20:4-6; Deuteronomy 4:1-24

We are prone to making God who we want him to be. We fashion him according to our desires and expectations. However, it is God who is remaking us in his image. The second commandment addresses the sinful desire to make God in our image and likeness.

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