Dan, I’m not saying every piece of art needs to be a gospel presentation. There are infinite ways to glorify God through art and through our lives.
My concern is the same as Dave’s, if we’re not rooted and grounded in the Word, then everything becomes subjective to what we think, and our hearts are deceitful above all else.
Also, a lot of God’s truth is tough to swallow for the world. We should not be ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God (Romans 1:16) The gospel itself is power, it doesn’t need any dressing up, but the great thing about art is that we can express the things God put on our individual hearts. Rev 12:11 says something like “They overcame by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony”.
So I’m not saying we have to cancel out the beauty of individual expression-it’s a vital part of the kingdom. But it should be in keeping with the Word, by which we judge all things.
JasonBuursma
Jul 14 2003
12:00 pm
Dan, I’m not saying every piece of art needs to be a gospel presentation. There are infinite ways to glorify God through art and through our lives.
My concern is the same as Dave’s, if we’re not rooted and grounded in the Word, then everything becomes subjective to what we think, and our hearts are deceitful above all else.
Also, a lot of God’s truth is tough to swallow for the world. We should not be ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God (Romans 1:16) The gospel itself is power, it doesn’t need any dressing up, but the great thing about art is that we can express the things God put on our individual hearts. Rev 12:11 says something like “They overcame by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony”.
So I’m not saying we have to cancel out the beauty of individual expression-it’s a vital part of the kingdom. But it should be in keeping with the Word, by which we judge all things.