Tuesday, August 21, 2012

The Impact Of Spiritual Paintings To Christianity

By Agnes Franco


Although they can also serve as decorations, the main aim of having spiritual paintings is to educate people about their faith. On viewing most of the art prints, a true believer reflects on the happenings in the life of Jesus. At the same time, he tries to relate to them.

There are too many of them, but one that is captivating is that of the last supper. It clearly shows Jesus, raising up the cup of blood which he ends up sharing with the apostles. In the same way, all the twelve are drawn nicely, and a person can see how attentive they are, as the next messengers of God.

From there, the next category of drawings helps Christians to understand more about his sufferings and death. The ones which have much popularity, are the ones indicating the moments he fell down, got crowned with thorns and the last moments of his crucifixion. These are said to be the most sorrowful to the true believers.

An ideal one for people, who do not believe in prayer and angels, is that of the site at Gethsemane. In the scene, there is the presence of an angel, who appears to Jesus. In the same way, it is certain that the messiah was praying in preparation to the suffering he would face the next day.

Such art is available from different religious bookshop and art galleries. For those who might be interested, such are the places to find them. In all, they ought to be done by specialists in order to create much impact.

spiritual paintings have been in use from ancient times. For those who have kids, there are those, which interest young ages. More so, the best way to introduce children to religion is through drawings. They find them fascinating, and hardly forget whatever they view. It always rings in their minds, a factor that lessens chances of forgetting.




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