John 10:17-18 (Jesus speaking)
"Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may take it again. No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down Myself. I have power to lay it down and I have power to take it again. this command I have received form My Father."
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96.Q. What is God's will for us in the second commandment?
A. That we in no way make any image of God nor worship Him in any other way than He has commanded in His Word.
97.Q. May we then not make any image at all?
A.God can not and may not be visibly portrayed in any way. Although creatures may be portrayed, yet God forbids making or having such images if one's intention is to worship then or to serve God through them.
98.Q. But may not images be permitted in the churches as teaching aids for the unlearned?
A. No, we shouldn't try to be wiser than God. He wants His people instructed by the living preaching of His Word--not by idols that cannot even talk.
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There is no death of sin without the death of Christ.
John Owen, Sin and Temptation
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Pray that the Gospel would be spread in every nation, tribe and tongue including hostile nations like Ethiopia, Indonesia, and Mindanao (Philippines).
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