Christian Clip Art Review

Friday, February 24, 2017

Advent & Christmas Clip Art

Sample Christmas clip art found in the collection below.

In this collection you will find both Christmas and Advent seasonal illustration, clip art or graphics about all sorts of topics like: the Nativity, characters from the Bible, traditional symbols of the season etc...

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Illustration Sets & Verse/Scriptures for Advent:

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A greyscale illustration of Jesus and the children

Description of Illustration: Jesus cradles little ones on his lap, parents and shepherds bring children to meet with Jesus

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Christ with halo blesses children

Description of Illustration: Jesus blesses the little ones , three children, baby, boy and girl all kneeling, Christ with cross halo, blue robe

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A Watercolor of Jesus Blessing Little Children

Description of Illustration: Jesus blesses the little ones with gentle affection, care and attentive expression

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Is painting Jesus the same as committing idolatry?

We believe that the pictorial representations of Christ are not sinful in and of themselves, unless they portray him as unjust. Some people harbor the sin of idolatry inside their own hearts and then project it onto an object, person, place or idea. Undermining idolatry is not possible by simply destroying that which a human commits it with. Idolaters suffer from a particular affliction that will simply transfer itself to another form or obsessive fascination once the former object is removed. Idolatry must be dealt with between the transgressor and the Holy Spirit; it is the only real solution for curing this sin.

In ancient times, visual depictions of human gods were often used to enamor those people suffering from superstition, they used ideas attached to objects that were not often just or easy to live by. One also needed a great deal of wealth and craft to make very artistic renderings or sculpture and the poor and rich alike became easily fascinated with these artifacts. We have all read...

"Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;" Exodus 20:5 (NKJ)

The key to understanding this commandment, is to understanding the sin of those who needed to hear it and keep it. If a person does not worship and put other gods before God, he is not an idolator. Also, if that person clearly understands that a depiction of Christ is not Christ himself, he is not an idolator. Therefore the mere possession or observance of a picture of Jesus is not inherently evil for the one who keeps God's commandments.

Also look at the word "graven." This word is very important. The meaning of the word graven is "past participle of GRAVE. The meaning of grave is - "a place of burial for the dead and or a word used as an allusive term for death" Those who worship dead images are worshiping death or "nothing." God is saying that He is not to be compared with "nothing" or "death." So you see that this commandment goes much deeper than most people presume.

Modern people, including Christians, battle more realistically with the sin of idolatry using material goods like: cars, fancy homes, personal care products, clothing. They may also put their thinking ahead of God concerning: financial security, the acquisition of wealth, and advanced knowledge instead of wisdom. Idolatry has morphed into something far more sophisticated than it was in ancient objects that once represented pagan gods. Our compulsion with anything, be it an obsessive one, puts that thing, person, place or idea in God's place because it should be God who we fix our gaze and hope upon. It should be God who we worship not money, fame, power or sex.

So why did God give a commandment that only a few need? The answer is, He didn't. God gave the commandment to all because all of us suffer from some form of idolatry many times within our lifetime. Just because we don't bend and dance around little wooden carvings anymore. . . this doesn't mean that we aren't idolators. In fact, idolatry is so common place that we need the shed blood of Jesus to forgive it often and guess what, you may not even have a picture of God/gods among your possessions.

Then there is also the added complication in this argument that Jesus is in fact, God. So admiring a representation of him is not quite the same problematic circumstance that ancient people had with graven images, is it?

The problem that Christians have with keeping images of Christ only becomes serious when they attach incorrect interpretations to those images. Interpretations like, painting Jesus only as an Anglo Saxon because you think that Middle Eastern people are not as intelligent. All of this prejudice should not be attached to the Lord, for no matter if his eyes were blue or brown, he was and still is Lord. He is far smarter and superior to us all. That is why he commands us to study and strive to understand his word.

There is great danger in being overly simplistic in the interpretation of God's commandments. In doing this, one has a tendency to fall victim to underestimating God's concern for us throughout time. It also makes people quick to criticize the necessity of the gospel, the necessity of the cross.

Many modern Christians make the mistake of believing that if they keep law by their own interpretation of that law, they have fulfilled the law. But how many of us are guilty of worshiping death? We live in a culture that surrounds us with a fascination for death, yet in the future, in God's future, there is no death.

The truth is that the law cannot be kept perfectly at all times so Jesus keeps it for us at all times. Inside of us he sent the Holy Spirit, to abide with us and teach us right from wrong. Worship the one true God, then learn to look upon things, people and ideas in correct perspective. Remember that Jesus calls himself our brother and the devil our adversary. If you keep this in mind, you will have a deeper understanding of Matthew chapter 5. (Jesus takes our place before the judgement of God only he is capable of fulfilling the law perfectly.)

Sermon Starter Index

Samples of vintage clip art found in the Sermon Starter Index.

I've redrawn and added text to these vintage photos, illustrations, graphic so that the clergy may use the following clip art to suggest an idea, illustrate a point, hint at belief, or illustrate a sermon/Bible study. Christian bloggers might also find them amusing enough to illustrate a post or two as well.

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Thursday, February 23, 2017

Dinner in Venice

Clip Art Described: restaurant in Venice, dinner in the evening or at night, lighted lanterns, dinner tables, waiters, gondolas floating by, crowded buildings, two versions

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"Mardi Gras" in face mask

Clip Art Described: Carnival masks, facial features, masks in gold, green and purple, transparent backgrounds, one for black web pages

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Gondolas at dusk...

Sunset on the canal.

Clip Art Described: oval shape, medallion shaped clip art, Italy, Venice, boats, water, city canals, Mardi Gras or Carnival clip art, transparent background

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Three Antique Menorahs

Clip Art Described: candles, candle holders, Jewish, worship, Hanukkah, ceremony

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Wednesday, February 22, 2017

"Coffee Questions Asked and Answered"

Clip Art Described: black and white clip art of coffee cups, steaming hot, hands, text "Coffee Questions, Asked and Answered" perfect for newsletters from the pastor, priest, rabbi,

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Stained glass keys to the kingdom...

Clip Art Described: stained glass clip art of keys, keys to the kingdom, symbolic for Christ as the keys to the kingdom of God, Jesus is the key that unlocks the gateway to heaven

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Drawing of a twisted shofar

Clip Art Described: illustrated, twisted shofar, animal horn, announcements, Jewish traditions, ram's horn, into battle, ceremonies, sounded at Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

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Portrait of Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Clip Art Described: suit and tie, glasses, black and white, Lutheran pastor, Germany WWII, He apposed Hitler and was later hung in a concentration camp after Hitler heard that the war had ended. Hitler both hated and feared Bonhoeffer so much that he had him executed just prior to committing his own suicide.

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Who is the one person Hitler feared? One man, one name, made him so angry he

could not bear the idea of this man outliving himself . . . BONHOEFFER.

A steaming cup of coffee...

Clip Art Described: black and white coffee mug, steam, spoon, saucer, drink

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"Names of Babies" Book

Clip Art Described: Baby reads a book, text "Names of Babies, nostalgia, knitted pink booties, color illustration, seated baby, approximately nine months old

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"Kiss Me I'm Irish Today"

Clip Art Described: black and white with a touch of green, text "Kiss Me I'm Irish Today", lips, teeth, smile, quote, quote bubble, St. Patrick's Day tradition

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Harps and harp players...

Clip Art Described: harps, harp players, musicians, all clip art in black and white, chairs, seated, Medieval musicians, Medieval instruments, strings, stringed instruments, music

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Calla Lilies for a Funeral

Clip Art Described: Calla lilies for a funeral, text "In Loving Memory, ribbon, stems, memorial, mourning, remember a loved one, flowers, black and white clip art by kathy grimm

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"Come and Get It!"

Clip Art Described: man holds tray of barbecue, roasted chicken, bratwurst, fries, slaw, beans, for church cook off , black and white clip art

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"In Loving Memory"

Clip Art Described: Calla lily, text "In Loving Memory", funerals, memorial clip art, scroll, remembering friends and family, white background, fade, comes in four colors: blue, gold, green and pink

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Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Good Morning Father...

Clip Art Described: daughter, hot coffee, coffee cups, bowl of sugar, breakfast table, newspaper, father, father's smile, service with a smile or affection, black and white clip art

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Shamrock Patch

Clip Art Described: black and white clip art, shamrocks , Irish clip art, St. Patty's Day

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A radiant pot of gold

Clip Art Described: shining, pot of gold, rainbow, Irish clip art, St. Patrick's Day, what is at the end of the rainbow

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Bedroom Problems?

Clip Art Described: hand, ring on pinky finger, arm extended, miniature bed, marriage counseling, bedroom issues, couples

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Clip Art of A Green Shamrock

Clip Art Described: lucky clover, green shamrock, St. Patrick's Day, Irish, Ireland,

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An Open Bible

Clip Art Described: an open Bible, book, words, type, instruction, simple black and white line drawing of Bible, read

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A green apple for the teacher...

Clip Art Described: green apple, stack of books, white background, education, teacher

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IHS Christograms

IHS or JHS Christogram of western Christianity in black.

Description of Clip Art: IHS In the Latin-speaking Christianity of medieval Western Europe (and so among Catholics and many Protestants today), the most common Christogram became "IHS" or "IHC", denoting the first three letters of the Greek name of Jesus, IHΣΟΥΣ, iota-eta-sigma, or ΙΗΣ

The Greek letter iota is represented by I, and the eta by H, while the Greek letter sigma is either in its lunate form, represented by C, or its final form, represented by S. Because the Latin-alphabet letters I and J were not systematically distinguished until the 17th century, "JHS" and "JHC" are equivalent to "IHS" and "IHC".

"IHS" is sometimes interpreted as meaning "Jesus Hominum (or Hierosolymae) Salvator", ("Jesus, Saviour of men [or: of Jerusalem]" in Latin) or connected with In Hoc Signo. Such interpretations are known as backronyms. Used in Latin since the seventh century, the first use of IHS in an English document dates from the fourteenth century, in The vision of William concerning Piers Plowman. In the 15th century, Saint Bernardino of Siena popularized the use of the three letters on the background of a blazing sun to displace both popular pagan symbols and seals of political factions like the Guelphs and Ghibellines in public spaces (see Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus). The IHS monogram with the H surmounted by a cross above three nails and surrounded by a Sun is the emblem of the Jesuits, according to tradition introduced by Ignatius of Loyola in 1541. English-language interpretations of "IHS" have included "I Have Suffered"or "In His Service", or jocularly and facetiously "Jesus H. Christ" (19th century). Read more...

IHS or JHS Christogram of western Christianity in pink.

IHS or JHS Christogram of western Christianity in yellow.

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Inside the Holy of Holies

Clip Art Described: aron, ark, tablets, foundation stone, ten commandments, Aaron's staff, manna, Torah, angels, gold, candles

The Holy of Holies (Tiberian Hebrew: קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים‎ Qṓḏeš HaQŏḏāšîm) is a term in the Hebrew Bible which refers to the inner sanctuary of the Tabernacle where God dwelt. This area is defined by the four pillars which held up the veil of the covering and under which the Ark of the Covenant was held off the floor by its two staves and 300 years later the Temple in Jerusalem where the Ark of the Covenant was kept during the First Temple, which could be entered only by the High Priest on Yom Kippur after sanctifying himself. The Ark is said to have contained the Ten Commandments, which were given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai. It is currently thought to be located under the Dome of the Rock. Read more...

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Friday, February 24, 2017

Advent & Christmas Clip Art

A greyscale illustration of Jesus and the children

Christ with halo blesses children

A Watercolor of Jesus Blessing Little Children

Is painting Jesus the same as committing idolatry?

Sermon Starter Index

Thursday, February 23, 2017

Dinner in Venice

"Mardi Gras" in face mask

Gondolas at dusk...

Three Antique Menorahs

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

"Coffee Questions Asked and Answered"

Stained glass keys to the kingdom...

Drawing of a twisted shofar

Portrait of Dietrich Bonhoeffer

A steaming cup of coffee...

"Names of Babies" Book

"Kiss Me I'm Irish Today"

Harps and harp players...

Calla Lilies for a Funeral

"Come and Get It!"

"In Loving Memory"

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Good Morning Father...

Shamrock Patch

A radiant pot of gold

Bedroom Problems?

Clip Art of A Green Shamrock

An Open Bible

A green apple for the teacher...

IHS Christograms

Inside the Holy of Holies

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