Keach's Catechism · 1794

Q57. What is forbidden in the second commandment?

The second commandment forbids the worshipping of God by images, or any other way not appointed in His Word.
Answer · Keach's Catechism

Scripture proofs

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    Romans 1:22-23

    Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.

    Deuteronomy 4:15-16

    Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that the Lord spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire: Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,

    Matthew 15:9

    But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

    Colossians 2:18

    Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

Proof texts as given in the original; verse text from the King James Version.