I think a lot about this Matthew passage.
Matthew 7:1-6
“Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you used it will be measured to you.
Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in someone else’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first time the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from the other person’s eye.
Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.”
I think about this passage because I often imagine a typical artist having a conversation with a typical Christian and they both have these whopping planks in their eyes. There’s a lot of misunderstanding and judging going both directions. I find it both a blessing and a pain to see/feel it on/from both sides.
What would it take for Artists and Christians to get along? And I mean to get along in a way that neither party is asked to compromise on the core truths of their practice.
Is it hard for Christians to see that Art falls under Christ’s Lordship?
Is it hard for Artists to see that Art can deal with matters of faith in a hopeful way?
It seems to be.
It seems to be not just hard, but hurtful.
But I hope it wouldn’t be.
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