Can Art Reveal God's Traits? | Episode 2006 | Closer To Truth

[@syedyousuf2509]

Can art reveal God debate ? I thought the fine tuning (perfection) that surrounds us in everything, is there to represent, point and prove God. The unknowable, indescribable infinite being can only reveal Himself in this manner, through the comprehensible universe. Point to reflect !

[@marillion4th393]

Great point indeed...

[@brandursimonsen4427]

This episode is great artwork. Beautiful scenery with satiating intellects. Made me happy.

[@CalamariSauce]

Yes and I still want all of the B-roll of Robert pondering life stitched together cause that would be the apotheosis of art.

[@jayjames7055]

The bible is a work of art imo. Two opposing descriptions of Genesis at the very beginning are the editors way of stating: This is a Work of Metaphor!

[@mockupguy3577]

Art is man made. Spoons are man made. Can spoons reveal the nature of god?

[@Bcastle98]

yeah

[@SimpleBach]

Finally, someone mentioned Bach on a CTT.

[@worldnotworld]

Can anything _not_ reveal God's "traits?"

[@N0Xa880iUL]

Yeah it's like asking can you do something that lies outside of existence?

[@edwardandrade4390]

My art of demons in my arm

[@jamesruscheinski8602]

Art as a feeling of reality, like acceptance or calm?

[@jamesruscheinski8602]

Art can present a broader perspective or vision?

[@tristanobrien4096]

Another episode I thoroughly enjoyed. And yet I feel I’m missing something: sacred geometry. If you would be trying to find ‘evidence’ of God, why not visit that. Especially since you are in a church and the camera is already filming a 16-leaf glass stained window. Haven’t peoples and religions for thousands of years tried to recall expressions of the Devine/the Universe through sacred geometry? Wasn’t this knowledge kept ‘from the general public’ because it contained the secrets of the universe and a way to understand how to get closer to the Devine/God/The One?

[@spiralsun1]

Cloud Gate/the Bean. Love it! ❤️‍🔥

[@willyh.r.1216]

Through art, anything can be revealed.

[@ravisravindran3413]

Not covering Mahabharat and Ramayana the two greatest epics ever, makes your presentation immensely short

[@TruthSayer5589]

Life is a creative medium and we’re all artists.

[@yesteryears6141]

No we're not "all" artists rather we are of arts.

[@TruthSayer5589]

Every moment we’re creating our reality. Like a sculptor chisels away marble, our consciousness is an endless stream of 1’s and 0’s, of yes’s and no’s. While it’s true many make decisions that may not be of benefit to themselves and other, our choices determine the art of the life we create, or the disaster too many choose to make of it.

[@c2farr]

Art is PERFECT for revealing God's traits, because art emanates from the world of fantasy, just like God.

[@yesteryears6141]

Precisely

[@N0Xa880iUL]

Mind blown

[@jackbailey7037]

"Sacred texts" -- but what was sacred before the invention of writing?

[@EKDupre]

First, let's find this god thing.

[@gregoryhead382]

God is good in general to have on one's side when He is in the picture, and we can see mankinds Truth in imaginative epic stories.

[@syedyousuf2509]

Also I think the great skills that the artists possess all over the world involving the whole human history are all God-given skills .Again it’s a great testimonial towards God and His attributes. They are called “ayas” in Arabic / Quran / Islam, meaning pointers or signifiers.

[@evaadam3635]

Can Art Reveal God's Traits ? The answer is yes. Every art that any man produces reveals God's creative trait. The reason for this is because our immortal souls, who live temporarily inside our human vessels, are FREE SPLITS of GOD the Holy Spirit. In other words, we are ALL GODS in a smaller way and, so, we all have Godly creative trait. Didn't Jesus said, "we are all gods" ?

[@brandursimonsen4427]

We are ourselves pieces of art. Does an artist make his works living from his own life?

[@S3RAVA3LM]

Cataphatic and apophatic are one in the same I learn. What affirms negates; what negates affirms. They're not hot and cold

[@owencampbell4947]

If art is gradually referred to God, sure it can reveal traits of God. It's the personal reference of the artist with God.

[@waerlogauk]

Since man created God in his own image is entirely reasonable that art should reveal God's traits.

[@sEvan_el_Evan]

I’ve always kind of thought this too, almost like man is so selfish and self centered that he wants god to be just like him

[@edwardandrade4390]

🤔

[@-JSLAK]

Pointless comment.

[@edwardandrade4390]

@JSLAK yeah I'd say. You can't change their minds to believe otherwise

[@jamesruscheinski8602]

Art to examine new ideas and developments?

[@dallinsprogis4363]

I should think we must be more careful and more responsible about the technology of the human mind. Just because we are born as being the human doesn’t mean we are born with the advantage of experience and knowledge or knowledge of how human sensory input reacts in an unknown environment or how sensory input is presented to the consciousness. We are without experience and knowledge of how sensory input can be misconstrued in the consciousness. Consciousness is without a logical theory to debunk knowledge in a specific order to avoid misconstrued judgment of awareness and reality. Remember we are born with a disadvantage of experience and knowledge. We must take this fact more seriously to avoid future disappointments and reconnect with reality properly. Add comment “I mean this for all levels and aspects of life”

[@puromulaaurifer7968]

This is BS. Is this channel promoting religion?

[@edwardandrade4390]

No, it's asking the right questions. Ones the many won't dare to ask. Taboo thing

[@puromulaaurifer7968]

It's a good thing creators can't see thr thumbsdowns

[@jamesruscheinski8602]

Art experiences beyond nature?

[@stevecoley8365]

Good (god) and the magic of her love vs. vampires (greed) and their ignorance (hate).

[@c2farr]

How would anyone top this quote? :: ""... unfortunately a Christian artist approved by the church might not be the best place to go because they might be giving you a more satisfying, immediately palatable depiction of God with cheesy Christian iconography..." 11:46 . Webster should use this as an example of a proper use of the word "cheesy".

[@sharonmarsh3728]

That God can be detected in High Art and esthetics, I agree. As well as the highest of Morals, God is there, As compared to Blight and poverty, low morals and degradation, God is NOT there. Just as a medical professional can detect a human heart ❤️ beating with a stethoscope so we can deduce God's existence through the existence of good things afore said.

[@jamesruscheinski8602]

Art to communicate relationship?

[@sharonlee7111]

God nourishes our souls with his loving presence in the beauty of nature and this beautiful world he made.😍

[@jamesruscheinski8602]

Art to explore greater meaning?

[@c2farr]

Alt-title: "Perspectives from a Diverse Array of Whitish Fellows of the Male Persuasion, From the Oh So Very Safe Halls of the Bastions of High-Minded Institutional Imaginations".

[@N0Xa880iUL]

Science is the highest form of art. There's beauty even in the equations. Also it's the only form of art that reveals something about nature rather than simply copying it.

[@jayjames7055]

Everything is born of something, the universe must be born of something. That something can be called God. There is evidence of order born of chaos within the universe. In music for example, harmony and harmonics expose highly intricate order. Atoms and chemistry is extremely ordered so elements can be laid out in a table. Principles of grace exist in the universe, eg beauty, health, life hence there must be a god. Not a person so much as the mother of the universe.

[@yesteryears6141]

Make sense Jay, come out right and say it plain and clear.

[@spridle]

This channel is so pretentious I had to unsubscribe.

[@sharonmarsh3728]

God's Attributes should always be referred to as Qualities, not traits or characteristics. He is Sterling in every way and at ALL times

[@N0Xa880iUL]

No. That'll be farther from the truth. Art made by man can only reveal things about himself.

[@yesteryears6141]

Prove it.

[@puromulaaurifer7968]

Exactly

[@Peaceprojector]

He was there forever so he decided to poke one of a something in spiral 🤣 but when was the first time. Even if I say my presence is is here, when was the first time I poked the spiral and made a universe 😮 but when I think of lying down comfortably and swirling my finger in the pond (the vortex or mater) then that is forever. (assuming that presence is always here in the morning afternoon and night time. Sleep? Well some parts only, I mean consciousness is there for only in some parts while sleeping. But there is still a dilemma that it's ok that pond was there one with the self them when was the first time you pokes your finger and started Causality. But when i see it as the Self "ONLY" then atleast we can presume there is no there 1st time. Well, inner self can be without first time isn't it. Also, very important, PAST is VERY mysterious, me and my twin flame consciousness live in NOW, and if you ask me where the past is from the universal point of view well then it's always in the NOW with the pond and self.

[@thekingscotustheredstar2136]

It's got be a god cause the world 🌎 spins around not like other earth why do this earth spin and the other earth don't spin around they spin different this earth the only thing spin different in circles dots spread puzzles maze

[@francesco5581]

Can reveal the freedom to create that God gave us ...

[@N0Xa880iUL]

Freedom, what freedom? No artist can draw something he can't imagine. And all that he can imagine is based on what he already knows.

[@francesco5581]

@@N0Xa880iUL absolutely not , you miss the whole point of creativity, that is using what you have to create new things... using fantasy, sentiments, taste, skills, and using them with freedom. With a brush one can clean his nose or create something .. is up to his free creativity that is applied all along the process .

[@R.A.A.]

Closer To Truth: “Can Art Reveal God’s Traits?” Academics, Art Historians & Philosophers of Art still can’t not DEFINE Art ! Only You Define Art ...

[@Qeyoseraph]

What if God.. Was one of us? Just a slob.. like one of us? The face of God has never been revealed to man. Hell, even my dream God was wearing armor. God IS Art The true compass is H U A L R R D T

[@EvilXtianity]

_"The face of God has never been revealed to man."_ I agree. But here's what the Bible states- God has a body and can be seen- God walks and talks with a voice that can be heard- Genesis 3:8 "And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day." He spoke to Moses face-to-face: Exodus 33:11 "And the LORD spake unto Moses face-to-face, as a man speaketh unto his friend." Which is strange since no one can see God's face and live- Exodus 33:20 "And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live." God let Moses get a peek at his back parts- Exodus 33:22-23 "And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by. And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts, but my face shall not be seen." And he stood next to Moses on Mount Sinai- Exodus 34:5 "Moses rose up early in the morning, and went up unto mount Sinai, as the LORD had commanded him, and took in his hand the two tables of stone. And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there." He told the Israelites to cover up their excrement so that he wouldn't step in it- Deuteronomy 23:12-13 "And thou shalt have a paddle upon thy weapon; and it shall be, when thou wilt ease thyself abroad, thou shalt dig therewith, and shalt turn back and cover that which cometh from thee: For the LORD thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp..." Ezekiel saw God's loins, which appeared to be on fire- Ezekiel 1:27 "And saw ... the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward..." Ezekiel 8:2 "Then I beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the appearance of his loins even downward, fire; and from his loins even upward...." God has horns coming out of his hands- Habakkuk 3:3-4 "God ... had horns coming out of his hand." Genesis 12:7 "And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him." Genesis 17:1 "And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him...." Genesis 18:1 "And the Lord appeared unto him [Abraham] in the plains of Mamre." Exodus 6:3 "And I [God] appeared unto Abraham." Acts 7:2 "And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran." Isaac saw him twice- Genesis 26:2 "And the LORD appeared unto him [Isaac], and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of." Genesis 26:24 "And the LORD appeared unto him [Isaac] the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not." Exodus 6:3 "And I appeared unto ... Isaac." Genesis 32:30 "I have seen God face-to-face, and my life is preserved.” Jacob saw God face-to-face and beat him in a wrestling match- Genesis 32:30 "Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed. And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face-to-face, and my life is preserved." Genesis 35:9 "And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padanaram, and blessed him." Genesis 48:3 "And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan." Exodus 6:3 "And I appeared unto ... Jacob." Moses spoke to God face-to-face and even got a peek at God's backsides! Exodus 3:16 "The LORD God ... appeared unto me [Moses], saying, I have surely visited you." Exodus 4:5 "That they may believe that the LORD God ... hath appeared unto thee [Moses]." Numbers 12:7-1 "My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house. With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold." Deuteronomy 34:10 "And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the Lord knew face-to-face." Exodus 33:23 "And I [God]will take away my hand, and thou [Moses] shalt see my backparts." Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy elders saw God- Exodus 24:9-11 "Then went up Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel. And they saw the God of Israel ... They saw God, and did eat and drink." God talked face-to-face to all the people of Israel, and plans to do so again someday- Numbers 14:14 "For they have heard that thou Lord art among this people, that thou Lord art seen face-to-face." Deuteronomy 5:4 "The Lord talked with you [the people of Israel] face-to-face in the mount out of the midst of the fire." Baruch 3:38 "Afterwards he was seen upon earth, and conversed with men." Ezekiel 20:35 "And I [God] will bring you [the Israelites] into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face-to-face." Manoah and his wife (Samson's parents) saw God. Manoah thought God would kill them for it- Judges 13:22-24 "And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God. But his wife said unto him, If the LORD were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these. And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson." Micaiah saw God sitting on his throne- Chronicles 18:18 "I [Micaiah] saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left. 1 Kings 22:19, 2 Job saw God after God and Satan tormented him and killed his children." Job 42:5 "I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee." David saw God in the sanctuary- Psalm 63:2 "To see thy power and they glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary." Isaiah 6:1-2 Isaiah, a man of unclean lips, saw God sitting on a throne below some six-winged seraphim. "I [Isaiah] saw, also, the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings. ... Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts." Ezekiel saw God's loins, which appeared to be on fire- Ezekiel 1:27-28 "And I saw ... the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about. ... This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face." Amos saw God standing on a wall with a plumbline in his hand. Amos 7:7 "The LORD stood upon a wall made by a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand." Amos 9:1 "I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake." And Jesus said that angels see God's face, and whoever has seen Jesus has seen God- Matthew 18:9 "Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven."

[@porkbeanz6076]

Your walking around in God's thoughts

[@Ploskkky]

"Can Art Reveal God's Traits?" What? Really? Can art reveal traits of smurfs, and kobolds, and dragons, and elves, and gods? I think not. It can reveal though what an artists thinks about these fantasy beings.

[@yesteryears6141]

You are a laughing stock if that's what you actually "believe "

[@brandursimonsen4427]

By inference when experiencing beauty. "God is one" is inferred when we trancend in the beautiful and the good. "One God" is idolatry. Our inference from fears and notions are those fantasy creatures. Claiming their existence is not as bad as idolatry.

[@c.s.hayden3022]

Sure. At least the best art can.

[@Daewonnni]

This American guy has the eyes to approve what is Christian art or not? That’s a big call…

[@sharonmarsh3728]

God is the Creator of all things. He is The Superlative Artist 🎨!!! Isaiah 40:26, and verses 28-31

[@erixoz8535]

Absurd title.

[@tomlee2651]

Why don't y'all let God speakth for Himself?

[@EvilXtianity]

Why don't you provide proof that a god, or gods, even exist?

[@ingenuity168]

Is rape, murder and ugliness of human nature God's trait? Icons is anthropomorphism.

[@ChuckBrowntheClown]

Mr. Matthew, nicely done interview, brother. God bless in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen! Hallelujah!

[@jeffamos9854]

Can cats reveal god’s traits

[@S3RAVA3LM]

In ancients time cats were the protectors of the house, fending off snakes and scorpions who come to sting and decieve. A cat was loyal and honorable, wise and could see in the darkness where which man could not comprehend. Independent, worthy, protective companions. You come to sting, you come to deceive.

[@yesteryears6141]

@@S3RAVA3LM exactly, see the problem with 90% of humans in regular society is they don't think they just act and blurt out nonsense without actually thinking and researching.

[@yesteryears6141]

This is why humanity "society" are so dumbed down because most just accept what is presented to them no questions asked.

[@spiralsun1]

Instrumental vs communication of higher meaning. That’s how art, as opposed to language used by humans can show you the nature of god. Self-centered instrumentality leads to idolatry whether art or language. If you like talking a lot, then how is that not a “false idol” since reality ostensibly exists because god talked? So yeah. It’s all in how you use and regard this symbolic life.

[@NeverTalkToCops1]

God's traits? How about reveal the actual god thingy? No, let's just use art to Woo god's traits, shadows, echoes, whispers. Use art to reveal Harry Potter's traits! Geez Louise! The Woo Channel is at it again!

[@AntiTheist_Atheist]

No.

[@time-mechanics]

Who will claim the Ark of the covenant in 2021 the Game of Thrones, The Easter hunt of Easter hunts, is on. 🎄 🎁 🌎 KZbin holds all the clues. Good Luck - look for the Light through the Darkness! Theory of everything. Claim it.

[@ujjwalbhattarai8670]

Does readiowave exist ? What might be readiowave like? Does god exist? What god might be god like ? Do air exist ? I don't think this might be the question to be asked.

[@allauddin732]

It's a test.pass it like a blind man.

[@ChuckBrowntheClown]

for in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. Acts 17:28 KJV

[@ChuckBrowntheClown]

I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; and shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. Exodus 20:2‭-‬6 KJV

[@ChuckBrowntheClown]

The way I see it is, this life that we are given, is a beautiful work of art. Thank God in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen! Hallelujah!

[@EvilXtianity]

_"Thank God in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen!"_ God specifically warned against worshiping false saviors such as Jesus! Isaiah 43:10 "Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after me. I am the Lord, and apart from me there is no savior."

[@EvilXtianity]

_"...our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ."_ Provide any contemporaneous evidence that the Bible figure known as Jesus ever existed.

[@ChuckBrowntheClown]

@@EvilXtianity And Jesus said to the Jews, before Abraham I am. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. John 1:1‭-‬3 KJV And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also. At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. John 14:13‭-‬14‭, ‬16‭-‬21 KJV And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: and if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life. Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen. 1 John 5:14‭-‬15‭, ‬20‭-‬21 KJV

[@ChuckBrowntheClown]

@@EvilXtianity where's your proof of him as being false? Show where he has contradicted himself. I know Muhammad has contradicted himself, and the Bible.

[@ChuckBrowntheClown]

@@EvilXtianity I have given it to you, just the Jews alone being a nation is that evidence. Plus I've given it to you by his word because believers in Jesus Christ have the Holy Spirit the comforter so his called out assembly the church is the body of Christ here's your evidence brother you can accept it or deny it.

[@yesteryears6141]

Jesus died for our sins, the Bible says he has blinded us to the truth and gave us up to be unholy unclean with a biased mind to defile ourselves. Now this means "to me" that WE have all lived since the beginning of time and have experienced each generation since the beginning of time and as time goes on we get smarter and wiser and more conscious and the ones who do not believe in the Bible and Jesus (yet( will continue to keep coming back to earth until they become more conscious more aware smarter and wiser. Some peace been here much longer than others. Jesus died for our sins meaning we don't have to do anything what so ever at all befit has already been done he has already went through the process when the end truly finally arrives our corrupt news with put on an incorruptible body and mind and our mortality will put on an immortality body. Earth is our real home but this earth is not, this earth is a simulated earth of the real home earth.

[@edwardandrade4390]

This religion also mentions of giants and other "flying" things so all

[@nelsonpinheiro1148]

@@edwardandrade4390 Mister Andrade, the garden always have grass to hide the flower. Cut the grass and you see the flower clarity. The texts have grass to hide the true meaning. Cut the grass words and you see the logos shine. Good morning for you sir.

[@brandursimonsen4427]

What you see is what you contain. What you recognize is yours. It takes one to know one. To a corrupt, everyone is condemned. To a good, everyone has deliverance. This is why a just man has to die and rise again to turn the corrupt and preserve the good.

[@nelsonpinheiro1148]

@@brandursimonsen4427 I subscribe what you wrote. 👍

[@N0Xa880iUL]

@@brandursimonsen4427 wow