### 98. Q. But may not images, as books for the unlearned, be permitted in churches?

**A**. No, we should not try to be wiser than God.He wants the  Christian community instructed by the living preaching of his Word<sup>1</sup>—not by idols that cannot even talk.<sup>2</sup>

<sup>1</sup> [Rom. 10:14-15, 17](/get-passage/Romans+10:14-17); [2 Tim. 3:16-17](/get-passage/2+Timothy+3:16-17); [2 Pet. 1:19](/get-passage/2+Peter+1:19)
<sup>2</sup> [Jer. 10:8](/get-passage/Jeremiah+10:8); [Hab. 2:18-20](/get-passage/Habakkuk+2:18-20)