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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... earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.” From the very beginning, therefore, man and woman, being ...
... true or “doctrinally” true. Rather, it is true to what is there, true in the whole area of the whole man in all of life. The ancients were afraid that if they went to the end of the earth they would fall off and be 16 ART AND THE BIBLE.
... earth. Such an attitude will give our Christianity a strength that it often does not seem to have at the present time. But there is another side to the lordship of Christ, and this involves the total culture—including the area of ...
... earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them; for IJehovah thy God am a jealous God” (Ex 20:4-5). Isn't it clear, they say, that man is forbidden to make likenesses of ...
... earth.” True enough. But we find that just outside the Holy of Holies lampstands are to be placed: “And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made, even its base, and its shaft; its cups ...