Artistic Theology

                                    Creation of Adam and Eve is a mixed media piece I created from the inspiration of Genesis 1-2.  The highlighted verse in this piece is Genesis 1:26:  "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them."  The words a bove Adam and Eve read " Imago Dei" - the Latin translation of "image of God." Imago Dei embodies the theological truth that humans are set apart from the rest of creation in that they alone are uniquely created to bear the image of God. Scholars throughout the ages have studied the various, distinct ways in which humans reflect God's image and have found evidence of relational, functional and substantive traits. There are several parts of the Genesis account present in this piece; God forming man from dust and breathing into him the breath of life, the creation of Eve out of Adam...

        Jesus said " Take heed that you do not despise one of these little ones; for I say to you that in heaven their angels always see the face of My Father who is in heaven." (1)       When I painted  Beloved,  I wanted to focus on God's love for the children who are trapped in human trafficking.  The verse within this painting is taken from Matthew, chapter 18, which opens with Jesus' disciples approaching him to ask who would be the greatest in heaven.  In answer to this question, Jesus called a little child over and sat him in the midst of them. He then went on to tell them that except they "be converted and become as little children" they would "not enter into the kingdom of heaven." (2)  As Jesus explained the child-like faith and humility required to enter the kingdom of God, he referred to those believers who come to him as "little ones."            Although s ch...