How did john of damascus defend the use of icons during the iconoclast controversy?

he argued that icons were a tool to teach biblical lessons, and that the faithful knew how to use them appropriately.
he argued that using icons represented the main difference between christianity and judaism.
he argued that eliminating the use of icons would damage the reputation of the church.
he argued that it was god's will for icons to be used in religious spaces and personal homes.

He argued that icons were a tool to teach biblical lessons, and that the faithful knew how to use them appropriately.

Explanation:

John Damascus was a monk that mostly defended sacred images. He was in the center of the Iconoclastic Controversy, some defended the end of the icon veneration based on passages of the Old Testament. John of Damascus defended that God approved the use of the images and that the faithful ones knew how to use them appropriately.

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