Friday, 13 September 2013

Picturing God: Yeshua in Early Christian Art

SID ROTH'S IT'S SUPERNATURAL
By Lonnie Lane

BLOG---What do Jews want to portray as believers? What do Jewish believers call art that’s any different from church art? What do we want to contribute to the culture of all believers that is specific to us as Jewish believers in Messiah? There is a distinct lack of crosses in early Christian remains, especially any specific reference to Yeshua’s death at Golgatha. It cannot be found prior to Constantine and is first recognized mid-fourth century on a sarcophagus cover in the Vatican. The first clear depiction of the crucifixion (Jesus on the cross, not just the cross) does not appear until the fifth century. Perhaps that’s why God said not to make any images of Him. To do so is to rob ourselves of letting the Spirit give us revelation of God. When God says to “Seek My face” (2 Chron 7:14; Psalm 27:8; 105:4), He intends for us to come to Him by His Spirit. Anything else is idolatry. Constantine turned Yeshua into a “divine” idol that entirely misrepresented Who He is. [link]

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