Faith & Art Lectures: Three Visions Necessary for the Christian Artist

“Your beliefs will be the light by which you see, but they will not be what you see and they will not be a substitute for seeing.” -Flannery O'Connor

Too often, Christian artists hear spiritual tropes that are long on theory, but short on practice. In our inaugural lecture of CFW's new Faith & Art Lecture series, artist and pastor Vito Aiuto expounds three modes of vision that engender artistic excellence for the person of faith.

[nathalierabearijao]

This is incredible! As a child, I was very creative and right brain but through education and so on, I was forced into a mold of left brain, mathematical... mostly because I thought that is how you show you are clever and you have potential. Many years ago, God has started to lead me to study theology and teach the Bible, which I did, completely forgetting my arty side. New few years, ago, I picked up the brush again and started painting and I realize there is a depth in my heart when I paint and it connects me with the Holy Spirit... Now, that you say that artists should be theologians, it makes so much more sense... Thank you for the confidence and the boldness in which you carry your message...

[eve_joleen_joli]

Praise Jesus. I am only a few minutes into this lecture and it is so beautiful I am getting goosebumps. Thanks for this.

[indierakelle]

I'm so grateful for you sharing this message because I have been struggling spiritually in life and with myself as an artist, trying to figure out if or how my work does or doesn't honor the Lord.

[MindyZielfelderArt]

One of the best talks/sermons I've heard. 💖🙏

[TMPreRaff]

"It's a talk I never wanted to give - ever." the talk.

[SlobZombie]

great sermon. in depth and and thoughtful. great job man! this has really helped me think about this in a new way, and the fact that other Christians are struggling with this is a comfort to me. Its crazy, we are Creations of the Ultimate Creator, God.

[gotcha]

God forgive me for my dark art. Not creating is torture. God give me a creative outlet that matters and will make a difference..🙏 🙏 🙏

[KrisValle]

Wow.... this was amazing. Just what Jesus needed me to hear

[Yesica]

I've just started watching, so maybe he will touch on this as it goes on, but why on earth would anyone - especially a follower of the ultimate Creator/Artist - view talking about art and faith together as being "obscene" or pointless?

[pkpapers]

What is important to talk about according to churchy status quo? How about: conformity, rules, fitting in, bureaucracy, institutions, administration, credentialization, hierarchy, authority, privacy. Are these things Jesus would find conducive to his ministry?

[norwoodbaybridge]

17:25 There is s difference between voluntary,  faith-based Christianity and magic. A person who,  voluntarily becomes a faith-based Christian humbly asks for the miraculous blessings of his Heavenly Father through the personal act of prayer.

On the other hand, a person who voluntarily practices magic commands miracles to happen; there is no "asking" involved. As a person cannot command any miracle to happen, supposedly competent magicians always depend on fraudulent trickery and the practiced art of sleight-of-hand to fool people into thinking that the magician himself controls the elements.

[riefersquirrel]

doesn't deuteronomy talk about how we shouldn't make likenesses of anything on earth water or in the heavens