Christian Art Should Be Truthful… Because Christians should be truthful.
Truthful about the world we are living in, truthful about our own hearts, truthful about our fears and doubts,
Truthful about the struggles and the hurts, the dark night of the soul, the hypocrisy, the damage, the abuse, the scandals and the lies
But it should also be true about the peace that surpasses all understanding, the radical love of an enemy or an irredeemable friend, the truth about the temple of the Living God living inside of us. The truth about the man who died on the tree for you and for me. Truthful about the freedom of thinking of your self less. The truth about beauty and courage and self sacrificial love. The truth about transformation and sanctification and how the worst scoundrel can still be loved.
Far too often Christianity and especially Christian art lies. The whole world and even the worst of deception soothsayers know this, but we continue to want an imitation of the truth instead of the real r rated un-sanitized and uncensored truth.
But ultimately we aren’t fooling anyone with our lies and rosy colored glasses… we don’t have it all together and some of our most known leaders standing in pulpits can be just as messy as we are and know ourselves to be. This isn’t a hunt to find the sinners but a rescue of sinners by Grace. We are called to speak the truth by love. For if we have not love then we have nothing. The world needs us to be truthful and our art can tell stories of the human experience and the unfolding story of redemption in a new and fresh way for today’s generations looking for truth.
Let’s be honest, bold, gritty, and true. The Lord’s redemption really can be true for me and you. This is who we are strive to be at Hard Faith.
Hard faith is about making truthful redemptive Christian art.
We are about bringing the lost sheep home.
Hard Faith’s goal is “Telling Stories That Liberate”
Join the movement at www.HardFaith.org
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