Are Icons Idols? [Responding to J.I. Packer’s Iconoclasm]

Are Eastern Orthodox icons of Christ idols? Reformed writer J.I. Packer [1926–2020] seemed to think so. In his popular 1973 book, Knowing God, he writes vehemently against the use of images in Christian worship by pointing to the second commandment. So, are Orthodox Christians idolaters? Or is Packer missing something? This is an Orthodox Christian response to Packer’s fourth chapter of his book, “Knowing God.“ To support our efforts, join us as a member on Patreon: ​​ 0:00 THE BOOK: KNOWING GOD BY 1:09 PACKER’S 2 MAJOR OBJECTIONS TO ICONS 2:19 THE EASTERN ORTHODOX VIEW ON 1ST AND 2ND COMMANDMENTS 3:44 SACRAMENTAL VIEW OF THE WORLD 4:58 THE ICON OF CHRIST AS ARCHETYPE OF BEAUTY 6:14 HISTORY OF ICONOCLASM 11:20 THE INFLUENCE OF THE LATE MEDIEVAL NOMINALISTS 13:09 ORTHODOX VIEW OF IMAGES AND ICONS 14:14 PACKER REPEATS MISTAKES OF CONSTANTINE V 14:59 ARE ICONS NESTORIAN OR MONOPHYSITIC? 16:23 PA