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730 AD – John Defends Icons -Faithful Art Reflects Jesus’ Incarnation Today

730 AD – John Defends Icons -Faithful Art Reflects Jesus’ Incarnation Today

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 730 AD – John Defends Icons: Faithful Art Reflects Jesus’ Incarnation Today Published 9/10/2025 Cold Hook 1:21 Show Intro 1:17 Narrative Foundation 1:50 Narrative Development 1:52 Climax & Impact 1:53 Legacy & Relevance 1:23 Reflection & Call 1:22 Outro 1:08 Metadata In 730 AD, John of Damascus, a monk near Jerusalem, defied Emperor Leo III’s ban on icons. His Three Treatises on the Divine Images argued that depicting Jesus affirmed His incarnation—God made visible. Icons weren’t idols but windows to Christ, like how family photos remind us of loved ones. His writings gave believers language to resist icon smashing, assuring them they were not betraying God but honoring the Word made flesh. John also composed hymns still sung today, weaving theology into worship. Though the emperor tried to silence him, John’s words endured, shaping the Second Council of Nicaea (787), which upheld veneration of icons. His legacy reminds us that worship is never about style—chant, hymn, or guitar—but about Jesus Himself. This episode challenges us to honor Christ in every form of devotion, seeing beauty not as an idol but as a testimony to the God who became flesh. Keywords (≤500 characters) John of Damascus, iconoclasm, defense of icons, Three Treatises on the Divine Images, Leo III, Byzantine icon ban, Second Council of Nicaea, Christian art, incarnation, Eastern Orthodox tradition, veneration vs worship, visual theology, Byzantine history, 8th century Christianity, hymn writer, Jerusalem monastery, icons, Christian worship, council of Nicaea II Hashtags #ChurchHistory #JohnofDamascus #Icons #Byzantine #OrthodoxFaith Script Chunks Cold Hook The decree came like a hammer from Constantinople [kon-stan-TEE-noh-pul]. Emperor Leo III had spoken: the holy images that filled churches—the icons of Christ, the saints, scenes from scripture—they were to be destroyed. For generations, believers had prayed before them, not as idols, but as reminders of the God who became visible in Jesus. Now soldiers tore them from walls, smashed them in the streets, and mocked those who wept. In one village, worshipers walked into church to find blank walls where saints once looked back at them. For the first time, children saw plaster instead of the story. Most stayed silent, afraid of imperial power. But in a monastery near Jerusalem [jer-uh-SAH-lum], one voice refused to be silenced. John of Damascus [duh-MAS-kus], a scholar and hymn writer, took up his pen. His Three Treatises on the Divine Images defended what emperors sought to erase. He argued that to honor Christ’s image was to honor His incarnation—that God took on flesh, and therefore could be pictured. This was no academic debate. It was faith under siege, fought not with swords, but with ink and conviction. Show Intro From the That’s Jesus Channel, welcome to COACH—Church Origins and Church History. I’m Bob Baulch. On Wednesdays, we stay between 500 and 1500 AD. Today we turn to the year 730, when an emperor tried to erase the images of Jesus from the life of the church—and one man dared to answer. John of Damascus, writing from his monastery near Jerusalem, defended the use of icons at a time when Emperor Leo III had banned them. To Leo, images were dangerous, too close to idolatry. But to John, they were reminders of the Word made flesh—that the invisible God had become visible in Jesus. His Three Treatises on the Divine Images spread quickly, strengthening resistance to icon smashing and shaping worship for centuries to come. This was more than art. It was about how believers remembered Jesus and confessed His presence in their midst. Narrative Foundation By the early eighth century, tension in the Byzantine Empire was rising. Emperor Leo III had issued an edict: icons—the painted images of Jesus, Mary, and the saints—were to be banned. He believed such images broke the commandment against idolatry. Soldiers obeyed by tearing icons from churches and burning them in public squares. But for many Christians, icons weren’t idols. They were windows into the story of salvation. An image of Jesus at His baptism reminded them that God had entered human history. A painting of Mary holding her child spoke of the mystery of the incarnation. To pray in front of these images was not to worship wood and paint but to remember the Savior who had come in flesh. It’s like deleting every photo of your family from your phone. You don’t worship those pixels—but without them, something important is missing. Into this storm stepped John of Damascus. Living under Muslim rule near Jerusalem, he was out of reach of the emperor’s direct power. That gave him freedom to speak when others were silenced. John was already respected as a theologian and hymn writer. His words carried weight. QUOTE: “I do not worship matter, but the Creator of matter, who became matter for my sake.” In 730, he wrote his Three Treatises, arguing that if Jesus truly ...
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