Wayne,
First of all, I agree with you that it is a serious violation of the
second commandment. However, the reality is that that violation is
widespread in the PCA, and I have never heard of anyone disallowed
because of that exception. Our own Christian Education bookstore for
the PCA has sold materials that include pictures of Christ. We have
allowed exhibitors at GA with materials that have pictures of Christ.
We have prominent conservative churches in the PCA which have stained
glass windows with large pictures of Christ prominent behind the
pulpit. So while I agree with you that it is a violation and I think
might make for a good discussion, I'm not sure it's the battle to fight
in the PCA right now.

Paul

> A candidate is being examined by the presbytery and he says that it is
> permissible to have pictures of Jesus in Sunday school material. The
> presbytery says that this is an allowable exception to the Confession.
>
> First, I do not think that this is an allowable exception, but I have
> little background in the PCA. Is this considered an allowable
> exception by
> most presbyteries? I do not want to cause unnecessary trouble and will
> be
> silent if most think that this is an allowable exception.
>
> Second, since I was not at our last presbytery meeting (we were taking
> our daughter to see a specialist in Philadelphia), I am not sure that
> the candidate had the above exception. Hence this is mostly a "what if"
> question.
>
> Third, if pictures of Jesus in Sunday school material does strike at
> the
> vitals of our faith, then I need material that I can present to the
> presbytery to show why it does.
>
> Wayne
>
Paul English
OPC MK, PCA RE
Bible PCA, Concord, NC
Central Carolina Presbytery