Deuteronomy 5-7
I love these chapters. It
reminds me of how wonderful laws are in life and in art. Laws help us to be better humans
and better artists because they present truths that will never change. Here are two in art. If you want a rich color, under paint with
its opposite and another, the most pleasing vertical height is three times its
horizontal width.
These chapters are so wonderful because they have such a gentle and
sincere tone. That’s the
best way to present laws for humans. Its also what separates good work from great
art. Great art is not presenting
you a set of laws, but a work of marvel.
That's the truth of God's laws.
It’s not to establish us as a model of do's and don'ts, cans and
can'ts. God's law creates in us an example of the TRUTH of
the sincerity of God’s love and care for all human beings. You see, we are the
marvelous artwork of God who should live out His truth of love to our neighbors.
Post Script: This was a
difficult write. I have this
underlying urge that always gnaws at the edge of my faith. It is the urge of the noble savage, the
bohemian, to go my own way. To cast off all
civil restraint that impedes my creative endeavors and discoveries and shackles
me to conformity. We all have our
demons to fight.
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| Paul Gauguin, arts bohemian poster boy |
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