Art and the Bible"The lordship of Christ should include an interest in the arts," writes Francis Schaeffer. "A Christian should use these arts to the glory of God, not just as tracts, mind you, but as things of beauty to the praise of God." Many Christians, wary of creating graven images, have steered clear of artistic creativity. But the Bible offers a robust affirmation of the arts. The human impulse to create reflects our being created in the image of a creator God. Art and the Bible has been a foundational work for generations of Christians in the arts. In this book's classic essays, Francis Schaeffer first examines the scriptural record of the use of various art forms, and then establishes a Christian perspective on art. With clarity and vigor, Schaeffer explains why "the Christian is the one whose imagination should fly beyond the stars." |
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... caused by all the dissension. But his encouragement was not a carte blanche; it was a defense of artists to the church and a challenge to the artists themselves to remain redemptively within the church. This book, a primer on biblical ...
... causes in an open system. He, along with other men like Copernicus and Galileo, believed that because the world had been created by a reasonable God they could therefore pursue the truth of the universe by reason. There is Art in the ...
... caused to see']” (Ex 25:40). God himself showed Moses the pattern of the tabernacle. In other words, God was the architect, not man. Over and over in the account of how the tabernacle is to be made, this phrase appears: “And thou shalt ...
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