tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596708332568087278.post2953155454413908323..comments2024-01-24T10:39:27.668-05:00Comments on Coming Untrue: Command PerformanceDr. S. L. Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06303707167715370504noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596708332568087278.post-74923964892614492032019-08-15T12:50:41.115-04:002019-08-15T12:50:41.115-04:00"And since God is, in his essence, invisible,..."And since God is, in his essence, invisible, you cannot relate to him through visual representation. You must know him through his self-revelation, given through his word … and not through the products of your imagination or the crafting of your hands."<br /><br />I am going to make the assumption here that you do not mean artists portraying God in their work since that is not intended for worship (as the golden calf in the OT). Also, as God's creation we don't really have a choice about using and being affected by our imagination since it's (by design) built in and, obviously, by design is quite essential. (I always admire the person who had the imagination to, e.g , realize the concept of a pocket nail clipper (and I am also somewhat jealous of the fact that it probably made him/her a bundle with their own private island in Lake Placid NY. Last time we visited there and took the lake tour we cruised around the island owned by the person who had the imagination to invent the milk carton) 8-).<br />Qmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596708332568087278.post-81329223510798128592014-02-05T11:19:13.375-05:002014-02-05T11:19:13.375-05:00excellent article! this speaks poignantly to my h...excellent article! this speaks poignantly to my heart and further reveals the path of relationship rather than the plight of religion. Psalm 16:11 - Thou wilt show me the path of life, in thy presence is fulness of joy and at thy right hand as pleasures for evermore. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10434705880151939491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596708332568087278.post-17061392374804311702014-01-29T18:29:51.256-05:002014-01-29T18:29:51.256-05:00Agreed regarding God of OT vs God of NT: Any posit...Agreed regarding God of OT vs God of NT: Any position on that issue that insists they are 'different' in any way other than degree of accommodation to the ignorance of man is either: (a) incoherent; (b) unread; or (c) actively looking to dismiss the issue of God altogether while affecting the pretense of serious scrutiny.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346761712248157930noreply@blogger.com