| Worship, Spirituality and Art Intersect | | | | behind her performances? The non-spiritual world |
| The word holy in the Bible is defined as being set | | | | is very shallow. True depth is having the |
| apart for God's purposes. Animals do not give | | | | understanding that all human abilities come from |
| amazing speeches, write diverse music, perform | | | | the creator. The world fails to recognize the true |
| entertaining dramas, build diverse structures, paint | | | | source of all creativity and therefore fails to give |
| amazing pictures or choreograph advance dance | | | | God the glory He deserves. The communication |
| routines. If you watch an animal for a number of | | | | breakdown that prevents worship is defined as |
| days you will find they live out of pure instinct as | | | | sin. Sin is the separation between man and God. |
| do spiritually dead humans. Animals find nothing | | | | This communication breakdown occurred when |
| interesting about watching TV or listening to | | | | Eve worshiped a piece of forbidden fruit as the |
| music. If you change an animal's environment or | | | | source of all valuable knowledge instead of God. |
| give them a unique problem to solve they usually | | | | Then Adam erroneously worshiped Eve by failing |
| do not fare well. One of the foremost traits of all | | | | to question her decision. If you look closely at the |
| humans is some sort of artistic ability. God | | | | curse God pronounced upon the world after the |
| created man in His image and obviously passed | | | | fall you will see a severe communication |
| along the artistic characteristic of His creativity. | | | | breakdown that continues to plague the world |
| Not all people are able to connect spiritually with | | | | today. |
| art. This leads into the question of how do we | | | | In conclusion, when the creation is admired in the |
| differentiate a spiritual or holy human from a | | | | proper context worship is born. God is the |
| spiritually dead or unholy human? | | | | supreme artist. In Romans chapter 1 God declares |
| What defines a spiritual person? | | | | that His creation makes all men without excuse. |
| The characteristic that defines a spiritual human is | | | | God is communicating to man through His |
| worship. Worship is a sense much like our other | | | | creation, but man's lacks of senses fail to allow |
| senses such as taste, smell, sight, touch and | | | | him to translate this communication tracing it back |
| hearing. In the non-spiritual human the worship | | | | to the source. Even if you believe in evolution you |
| sense is non-functional, known as spiritually dead. | | | | can still worship God for creating the processes |
| For instance if someone is deaf their ears | | | | that brought life into existence. At the center of |
| become worthless and of no value. A spiritually | | | | God's universe He created a home for us called |
| dead person does not have the tools (senses) | | | | earth containing everything we need to survive. |
| required worship God. I want you to seriously | | | | How can anyone look at this amazing planet filled |
| consider that most of the people Jesus healed | | | | with such talented people and not feel loved? |
| were blind, deaf or leapers (leapers and paralytics | | | | Look at the universe through the eyes of science |
| cannot feel in certain ways). The people Jesus | | | | and you will discover how many miracles it took |
| healed carried dead physical senses which were | | | | to create a planet that supports life. God did |
| symbolic of dead spiritual senses. Most of the | | | | everything for us, but we often fail to recognize |
| time when Jesus healed He connected the | | | | just exactly how much love God shows us. Your |
| physical healing to a spiritual healing by saying | | | | next breath actually started on the day God |
| "your sins are forgiven". Luke 5:23 Which is easier, | | | | breathed life into Adam. We live in a Fatherless |
| to say, Your sins are forgiven you; or to say, | | | | world amongst those who fail to recognize the |
| Rise up and walk? Where art intersects with | | | | Father of life. Sadly many people are living and |
| spiritually alive people worship comes into | | | | feeling like orphans. When you mention God to a |
| existence. Art is the foundation for all forms of | | | | spiritually dead person they cannot receive the |
| communication. Art is the foundation for the gifts | | | | truth because they are deaf and blind. True |
| of the Holy Spirit that the Bible mentions in 1st | | | | Christians will only appear as fools to the person |
| Corinthians Chapter 12. Think about it for a | | | | who cannot see God. The purpose for the cross |
| moment. The gift of tongues is artistic | | | | of Christ was to restore the communication |
| communication. The gift of healing is the art of | | | | between man and God. The power behind the |
| both medicine and miracles. The gift of prophecy | | | | cross is the amazing display of God's love by |
| is the art of spiritual science/mechanics also | | | | sacrificing His only son before the entire world. |
| known as the word of knowledge. The gift of | | | | God went through great lengths to paint a |
| charity is combining the art of fundraising or | | | | physical picture of His love for the human race. |
| business skills with generosity. The gift of | | | | When humans can view the cross without being |
| hospitality is the art providing a comfortable home | | | | drawn into worship they are rejecting the gift of |
| for the homeless. How did the world develop such | | | | life God offers. Heaven is recognizing or knowing |
| a backwards view of art? | | | | the artist and living a life filled with purpose. Hell is |
| What does it mean to be spiritually dead? | | | | realizing one day that you failed to know the |
| The spiritually dead give glory to the art. When | | | | artist and lived a wasted purposeless life on earth. |
| you experience art do you give credit to the art | | | | Hell is a place without art, hell is a dark blank |
| or to the artist? The art is the artist's glory and | | | | canvas, and there is no communication with God |
| to steal His glory is to deny Him the credit for his | | | | or others in hell. Hell is willfully chosen by those |
| creation. The world gives more glory to the | | | | who fail to credit the author for creation. |
| picture then the painter. The world fails to know | | | | Remember we must not glorify the creation, but |
| the song writers or the movie producers or the | | | | instead the artist behind the amazing creation. This |
| choreographers behind the scenes. Who would | | | | is the story behind the story. |
| Britney Spears be without all of the creators | | | | |