(Third Part: Of Thankfulness—Questions 86-129)
96. What does God require in the second commandment?
- That we in no wise make any image of God, nor worship Him in any other way than He has commanded in His Word.
97. Must we then not make any image at all?
- God may not and cannot be imaged in any way; as for creatures, though they may indeed be imaged, yet God forbids the making or keeping any likeness of them, either to worship them, or by them to serve Himself.
98. But may not pictures be tolerated in churches as books for the laity?
- No: for we should not be wiser than God, who will not have His people taught by dumb idols, but by the lively preaching of His Word.
