Schaeffer’s Art and the Bible
Art is a welcoming means of worshiping God with our whole beings. Francis Schaeffer writes in his two essays, Art and the Bible and Some Perspectives on Art, found in the book, Art and the Bible, that art is a freedom we have to creatively praise God with our whole being and our lives are a work of art offered to the Lordship of Jesus Christ in “flaming truth and beauty”. Schaefer writes of how the Bible expresses art in many forms, dance, poetry, music, and images, and the perspectives on art include high art and popular expression that pour out through the Christian as a life of experiencing and transforming as a child of God.
Micheal Card introduces in the forward of Schaeffer’s Art and the Bible that God made the body, mind and soul, therefore, the Lordship of Christ is over the entire man, not …show more content…
The art of the fiery serpent is art that was used for healing for the Israelites from the snake bites, however, later, when the Israelite started to worship the art, Hezekiah destroyed the art, as stated in the Message, “He removed the shrines on the hills, broke down the obelisks, knocked down the shameful idols of Asherah, and broke up the bronze serpent that Moses had made, because the people of Israel had begun to worship it by burning incense to it,—they had even dignified it with a name, Nehushtan (The Old Serpent).” (2 Kings 18, Message). Then in book of revelations, ”The sea of glass mingled with fire” is a magnificent, brilliant vision, sound of music and the knowledge that art remains and is an important infinity of praise honoring our Creator with immense joy as a comfort of identity in our wholeness. Schaeffer suggests the future is also for now as depicted in Paul Robert paintings one of which is painted of Christ’s relationship to the intellect with beautiful people carrying created pieces of art away from a dragon to offer them to
Art is a welcoming means of worshiping God with our whole beings. Francis Schaeffer writes in his two essays, Art and the Bible and Some Perspectives on Art, found in the book, Art and the Bible, that art is a freedom we have to creatively praise God with our whole being and our lives are a work of art offered to the Lordship of Jesus Christ in “flaming truth and beauty”. Schaefer writes of how the Bible expresses art in many forms, dance, poetry, music, and images, and the perspectives on art include high art and popular expression that pour out through the Christian as a life of experiencing and transforming as a child of God.
Micheal Card introduces in the forward of Schaeffer’s Art and the Bible that God made the body, mind and soul, therefore, the Lordship of Christ is over the entire man, not …show more content…
The art of the fiery serpent is art that was used for healing for the Israelites from the snake bites, however, later, when the Israelite started to worship the art, Hezekiah destroyed the art, as stated in the Message, “He removed the shrines on the hills, broke down the obelisks, knocked down the shameful idols of Asherah, and broke up the bronze serpent that Moses had made, because the people of Israel had begun to worship it by burning incense to it,—they had even dignified it with a name, Nehushtan (The Old Serpent).” (2 Kings 18, Message). Then in book of revelations, ”The sea of glass mingled with fire” is a magnificent, brilliant vision, sound of music and the knowledge that art remains and is an important infinity of praise honoring our Creator with immense joy as a comfort of identity in our wholeness. Schaeffer suggests the future is also for now as depicted in Paul Robert paintings one of which is painted of Christ’s relationship to the intellect with beautiful people carrying created pieces of art away from a dragon to offer them to