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{{quote |7. Let Papists, then, if they have any sense of shame, henceforth desist from the futile plea, that images are the books of the unlearned—a plea so plainly refuted by innumerable passages of Scripture. . . . Paul declares, that by the true preaching of the gospel Christ is portrayed and in a manner crucified before our eyes (Gal. 3:1). Of what use, then, were the erection in churches of so many crosses of wood and stone, silver and gold, if this doctrine were faithfully and honestly preached—viz. Christ died that he might bear our curse upon the tree, that he might expiate our sins by the sacrifice of his body, wash them in his blood, and, in short, reconcile us to God the Father? From this one doctrine the people would learn more than from a thousand crosses of wood and stone.}} | {{quote |7. Let Papists, then, if they have any sense of shame, henceforth desist from the futile plea, that images are the books of the unlearned—a plea so plainly refuted by innumerable passages of Scripture. . . . Paul declares, that by the true preaching of the gospel Christ is portrayed and in a manner crucified before our eyes (Gal. 3:1). Of what use, then, were the erection in churches of so many crosses of wood and stone, silver and gold, if this doctrine were faithfully and honestly preached—viz. Christ died that he might bear our curse upon the tree, that he might expiate our sins by the sacrifice of his body, wash them in his blood, and, in short, reconcile us to God the Father? From this one doctrine the people would learn more than from a thousand crosses of wood and stone.}} | ||
{{quote |9. After such a figment is formed, adoration forthwith ensues: for when once men imagined that they beheld God in images, they also worshipped him as being there. . . . For as soon as a visible form is given to God, his power also is supposed to be annexed to it. So stupid are men, that wherever they figure God, there they fix him, and by necessary consequence proceed to adore him. It makes no difference whether they worship the idol simply, or God in the idol.|Institutes of the Christian Religion Vol. 1, Jean Calvin, Christian Classics Ethereal Library, Grand Rapids, MI, 1845, pp. 101-102}} | {{quote |9. After such a figment is formed, adoration forthwith ensues: for when once men imagined that they beheld God in images, they also worshipped him as being there. . . . For as soon as a visible form is given to God, his power also is supposed to be annexed to it. So stupid are men, that wherever they figure God, there they fix him, and by necessary consequence proceed to adore him. It makes no difference whether they worship the idol simply, or God in the idol.|''Institutes of the Christian Religion Vol. 1'', Jean Calvin, Christian Classics Ethereal Library, Grand Rapids, MI, 1845, pp. 101-102}} | ||
Not only Jean Calvin but also many reformers such as Huldrych Zwingli and John Knox refused to worship the cross as well as pictures or images of sacred figures and sculptures because those images lead to idolatry. Thus, they banned churches from installing any decorations or images in the church.<ref name="십자가 지침">[http://www.kidok.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=96315 Precise Guidelines Needed for 'Cross in the Chapel'], The Christian Newspaper, April 11, 2016</ref><ref name="십자가 거치 논란">[https://woman.donga.com/3/all/12/2412166/1 Church of God General Pastor Interview], Woman DongA, February 4, 2021</ref> Today, the [[World Mission Society Church of God]], too, reject the cross, which is a form of idol, and do not set it up according to the teachings of the Bible. | Not only Jean Calvin but also many reformers such as Huldrych Zwingli and John Knox refused to worship the cross as well as pictures or images of sacred figures and sculptures because those images lead to idolatry. Thus, they banned churches from installing any decorations or images in the church.<ref name="십자가 지침">[http://www.kidok.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=96315 Precise Guidelines Needed for 'Cross in the Chapel'], The Christian Newspaper, April 11, 2016</ref><ref name="십자가 거치 논란">[https://woman.donga.com/3/all/12/2412166/1 Church of God General Pastor Interview], Woman DongA, February 4, 2021</ref> Today, the [[World Mission Society Church of God]], too, reject the cross, which is a form of idol, and do not set it up according to the teachings of the Bible. | ||