Comments on: Sin avoidance or doing right?

By: Rondall Reynoso

Rondall Reynoso

In reply to Heather Niemi Savage. This is absolutely true. Technical proficiency alone is so much less than being able to put a part of yourself into the art (music, painting, etc.). I've seen so many boring paintings that are technically excellent but don't communicate from the artist's soul to mine.

By: Heather Niemi Savage

Heather Niemi Savage

Excellent. A life of faith requires an openness to making mistakes. Thinking about it musically, we can play in such a way to communicate feeling, or we can play in such a way to avoid mistakes. Those who truly love what they do and care about the final performance will practice in such a way to minimize mistakes, but if communicating feeling is of primary importance, the risk of mistakes is still there in performance. Playing only to avoid mistakes can result in a rigid, flat, life-less performance. Most listeners would prefer to hear a vibrant performance, even with glaring errors that happen in the passion of the moment (rather than from a lack of preparation – the difference is obvious) over a performance that is technically exactly accurate but fails to emotionally connect with them.

By: Rondall

Rondall

In reply to Nirman Pradhan. Thank you.

By: Nirman Pradhan

Nirman Pradhan

Amen. We must have the humility and want sinners like Jesus did not like an angry person.

https://www.saveandrevive.com/how-to-be-like-jesus-our-savior/

By: Rondall

Rondall

In reply to Robin. Robin, Thank you for letting me know. The internet is a terrible wonderful thing. So much informationis available but at the same time misinformation is just as available! Thank you for helping me to try and staymore on the information rather than the misinformation side of things.

By: Robin

Robin

That isn’t a Bonhoeffer quote. It’s a quote by Eric Metaxas who wrote a book on Bonhoeffer. https://www.ericmetaxas.com/blog/bonhoeffer-never-said-that-eric-metaxas-did/

By: Maria

Maria

I have never heard this so concisely and well said. Thanks!

By: Rondall

Rondall

In reply to Jim. That is so true, Jim. With my art students I tell them that artists need to develop self criticism (analyzing work to fix bad parts and improve in what you do) and self editing (don't show the junk that you produce). That sort or inwardness would be helpful for non-artists as well. Look at how you can improve which means admitting where you need it and the junk that your life and mind produces to yourself.

By: Jim

Jim

“incapable of standing up against the world or the church to actually DO right.” ; I would just add that, regardless of religion or faith or whatever, most people are also incapable of looking inward at their own faults. How’s that saying go? “Let he who is free of sin cast the fist stone”? You know what I’m talking about.

By: Louisiana College, the Spirit of Fear, and President Joe Aguillard

Louisiana College, the Spirit of Fear, and President Joe Aguillard

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