Perhaps I missed something in the midst of all this posting, but it seems
odd to me to have a disagreement about the question of whether the Second
Commandment is controlling, as a matter of law, upon Christians. At least,
it is an odd argument on an NCT list, unless I have missed something about
NCT.

My understanding is that one of the most basic tenets of NCT is that the
Decalogue is not the controlling statement of the moral law, eternally
binding on all men everywhere. It is Covenant Theology that holds to the
eternal, binding nature of the Decalogue.

Thus, I can see a CT adherent arguing that a movie (or pictures) are sin
because they create an image of Christ in violation of the Second
Commandment(not that all would agree, of course), but I see no construct of
NCT that allows us to say: "Ah, hah, picture of Christ = violation of Second
Commandment = sin."

Are we not those who hold to the Law of Christ as set forth in his
Testament? If so, then where (in the "better revelation" promised in Hebrews
1:1-2) do we find the legalism that justifies the condemnatory tone being
used by some in this regard?

If we, as NCT folks, are to condemn images of Christ, I think we had better
find some source other than the Decalogue, or go back to CT school.

Unless I missed something.

James W. Allen
jallen@...