Comments on: He who has ears

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:18:09 +0000

‘Let he who has ears to hear, let him hear’

This is repeated so many times in the NT, I think it must be important!

Personally, the basic, foundation level of meaning has to be:

“Don’t ignore the words of Jesus / the words of God”

There are probably a lot of people that will read a lot more into it, maybe rightly, maybe wrongly, but in essence, that works for me.

By: i.burgess

i.burgess — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:02:36 +0000

I have a sudden urge to buy a sketchbook and some charcoal pencils now.

By: Kelsey

Kelsey — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:59:01 +0000

I like the color and contrast best. And what a fun idea, creating art to illustrate verses and such! I’ll have to try it out sometime.

By: Ben Tracey

Ben Tracey — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:22:23 +0000

I know where you’re coming from, there. What you’re going for works quite well, in this instance.

By: i.burgess

i.burgess — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:54:39 +0000

Ben: I used a charcoal pencil and some pastils. I stay away from paint because the vast amount of empty space intimidates me. I prefer to add to the white canvas than to totally dominate it. Perhaps that’s because I’m not very confident with drawing.

LeAnn: Does Jesus mean to say everyone within earshot? Or is he hinting that there will be those who will not be given the ability to understand him? I ought to explore any more occurrences of that phrase to investigate it’s meaning. Maybe it’s an OT reference.

By: LeAnn

LeAnn — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:01:46 +0000

I just wanted to share that the artwork is a great reflection on the verse you quoted. As you, I’m not sure I totally understand what He meant by this statement. Although, I have heard it explained that not everyone who hears actually listens or is paying attention to what is being said. So maybe it’s more than “let him hear”, but more “let him listen”.

By: Ben Tracey

Ben Tracey — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:48:42 +0000

Very nice. Lovely ‘widescreen’ treatment; with good contrast between the colour of the field, and both the style and the colourlessness of the figure.