The Bible's Artistic Qualities -- Outside Reading
2 Timothy 3:16
“All Scripture is
God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in
righteousness”
The Bible is the most
excellent expression of literature. God
chose to express Himself through man’s ability to write. Steve DeWitt writes in his Eyes Wide open,
“If God didn’t like human art, He never would have used human writers to create
literature and call it His word. But He did.
The Bible is a masterpiece of art” (138). The Bible contains poetry, narrative, letter,
song, parable and many other forms of literary genres. God clearly likes it when we reflect His
character by creating beauty.
Ultimately God’s art
proclaims what is true about Himself. I
believe that there is no such thing as Christian art. Art is not either sacred or secular. Rather,
every human expression must speak of God either in consistencies or
contradictions. Beautiful art reflects
God’s excellence and glory. It is our privilege
to partake in God’s creative nature.
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