Goldminer
Jan 20, 2007
You have got to look at these two links. The first is a segment that was shown on CNN, miracles will never cease! The second is Akiane's web site. Check it out.
You have got to look at these two links. The first is a segment that was shown on CNN, miracles will never cease! The second is Akiane's web site. Check it out.
Well she's an amazing artist and her poems are vivid, I would like to know about her prayer and bible study before I comment on her true spirituality.
On one painting ('divine knowlege') she says how she prayed for 5 months for a full understanding of it, I would be cautious of her work, beautiful as it is, it encourages warm fuzzies but does it draw us nearer in repentance to the One who can wash away our sin?
Sorry, don't want to put a downer on anyone :-(
I have read her book and heard much about her. She is awesome :) She is a sign and wonder to believers and unbelievers alike. God uses the simple to profoud the wise. What is wrong about praying about the meaning of the painting for 5 months? (Just curious, I just don't understand why that should be a cause for caution?) He's using the child-like ones like he said he would ;) Jesus is King!
This story spoke to my husband when not much seems to. I am greatful for her testimony.
Is there any mention of Jesus on her website, or just continued mentioning of a God, who reveals things to her. I would think that the first revelation would be the name of her Savior.
Wondefull artist, but her theology does not seem to line up with scripture.
Blessings Greg
I would assume, since she paints many pictures of Jesus. And one of them happens to be called Prince of Peace. That she understand who Jesus is. She also has one called Father Forgive Them. I'm pretty sure she knows her stuff, although you'd have to speak to her directly rather than judge her by her website :)
Rom 10:9 because if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved:
Believing in God, and being a Christian are not the same thing. Assuming things,relying on our own understanding, is the best way to lose sight of the Truth.
I am not looking for an argument here, just posting my thoughts.
Blessings Greg
She's eleven
I am not looking for an argument here, just posting my thoughts.
Assuming things
Luk 18:16 But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
Remarkable young lady. May the Lord keep her to Himself.
What was wonderful about this young woman testimony was that her family was atheist, God was NEVER brought up in their home. Today, they believe in God. Whether they are Christians are not, the very fact that they believe that there is a God is a step in the right direction. We shouldn't jump to conclusions regarding these issues, as God has to first get this family to believe that there is a God and then He can move on to more greater truths, in the meantime, God has shown mercy to this family thru their daughter, isn't that worth shouting about?
In our lives, each and every one of us must go thru a growing period and for some of us *sigh* it has taken many years. But Abraham didn't give up he trusted in the promise that God gave him, even when he was very old yet not receiving any pitter patter of little feet from his wife. Things take time for the full revelation of what God wants to do with us, and in everything there is a season.
I find the ones who critize, including yours truly, are lacking in something or are bitter themselves. Thats why we must bear one anothers burdens, do we know all wisdom, knowledge and understanding? I hope that all of us have the humilty to say, no. Therefore we should be silent in regards to such issues.
In reference to the paintings of Jesus, as wonderfully attractive as those paintings might be of Him, yet we know that our LORD was not desirious in the physical sense. He came not into this world to be beautiful so that people could look upon Him and say, "Isn't He handsome". No, on the contrary, the only attractive thing that Jesus had going for Him was the fact that the Father who was in Him, who abides in secret is the alltogether lovely One. I wrote this here so that we don't get carried away with the idea that Jesus is a handsome man, he was not.
Isaiah 53:2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor attractiveness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
How can we state that these are paintings of Jesus? Is it not that we have been conditioned to believe he looked like that, and therefore people just assume that he looks like that?
Blessings Greg
P.S. Wonderfull artist, beautifull paintings.
OOPS please disregard this post :-?
We may be conditioned but I don't think a little child is. I find that even in scripture men were trying to describe what they saw. It isn't an easy thing because it is so often beyond words to describe.
It would seem if something was so beautiful to us we might paint it out of what was in our spirit. She said his eyes are so beautiful.
I don't think she is trying to make a doctrine, just expressing something that is beautiful to her. She is doing a pretty good job of it too.
God uses the foolish things of the world to confound the wise. He can use a little child to open up the eyes of an athiest. Glory to God.
thank you, may God protect this gift He has given to this young child.
How wonderful.. Simply wonderful.
Dear Sean,
I really like your Thomas a'Kempis quote.
"Why did you paint the portrait of Jesus?"
"It was God's timing; I had been looking for a Jesus model for two years, and I could not find the right face. Then one day I asked my family to pray with me all day. We petitioned God to send the model right through our front door. The next day a tall carpenter came in. He was so humble, and I was surprised that he agreed to model for me. But a week later he called back to say that he was unworthy to represent his master.
"We all prayed together again, and a few days later he called back to tell us that God wanted him to do it, but he had to cut his hair and beard in three days. So we took a few pictures and I studied his face for a long time. After dozens of sketches, I started painting. It took me 40 hours to finish the first Jesus painting –The Prince of Peace-- and I still remember I lost four teeth in that time!"
This girl loves God. Just listen to the way she talks about the Spirit! And I thought my ability to carry a tune was a blessing...
Just like to say that I agree with Smokey. I feel very cautious about all this. The girl has a fantastic gift and talent, it seems very supernatural, but something seems to be missing. As Smokey says it is that Jesus focus, there is a lack of cantering on the person of Christ. I know she is a young girl but a spiritual experience does not constitute salvation, salvation revolves around the person of Christ and His work in us. I have met many people who have had a spiritual experience with "God" a kind of a spiritual encounter but the transforming power of Christ was absent. If this girl is saved it would come out, I'm a bit nervous of people like Robert Schuller giving testimony on her website.
My prayer for her is that if she does not know the Jesus Christ as her Lord and Saviour that this would happen very soon.
I must also add that I am disturbed by a mentality we have in the Christendom to want to claim anyone who is gifted and alludes to any expression of Christianity as one of us. And if anyone tries to define what a true Christian should be like or what a true Christian should live like they are branded as judgmental. Should we not know our own?
I feel we must be careful not to ignore or overlook the real distinctions of a true believer because of our eagerness to embrace the talented or gifted as one of us. Its like the Bono's and Beyonces of this world, professing Christianity but the fruits are void of any quality. Yet we don’t care, we want to take them and parade them to the world to make our religion seem more appealing. If we are not willing to discern who is or is not a Christian we will find our churches filling up (as they already are) with a blended form of new age Christianity, indefinable and indescribable. Be careful "even the elect will be deceived".
I will have to say, even though I do believe this little girl has had an encounter with God to tell the world He is real, the post by Bro. Revolution34 was spoken with great carefulness and wisdom. I would like go hear more of what he has to say.
We do need to be very careful because everything that is beautiful isn't harmless. We certainly need the witness of the Holy Spirit to quicken our hearts and if we feel that inner check we better listen to it.
Well spoken Bro. Revolution34
Pastor, your post is excellent.
I have met many people who have had a spiritual experience with "God" a kind of a spiritual encounter but the transforming power of Christ was absent.
Yes, and this is the very litmus test of a [i]true
I must also add that I am disturbed by a mentality we have in the Christendom to want to claim anyone who is gifted and alludes to any expression of Christianity as one of us. And if anyone tries to define what a true Christian should be like or what a true Christian should live like they are branded as judgmental. Should we not know our own?
Yes, we should. This little girl is precious, no doubt, and her astonishing talent is a gift from God, but merely producing gorgeous images of things in heaven and things beneath - and at even such a young age - does not by default carry over with it the transforming power of God that is able to reach into the innermost and quicken that which is dead in sin. I venture to say that if the oeuvre of this little girl is devoid of this, her work will destroy and give false hope rather than life. It will scatter. The fact that the heathen world embraces and spouts vivid acclaim for the fruit of her genius, the fact that unsaved masses can extoll the virtues of her Jesus portrait and it not lead to self-despair is a furtherance of a work merely charming to the eyes and intellect of a dead world, and while succeeding to touch the soulish emotions of unregenerate men and women, it's culmination only leaves untold multitudes with but a warm and fuzzy sense of awe, a platitudinous mental assent to an all-loving, flowery God of universal and unmitigated acceptance void of repentance and the dynamic new birth which leads to holiness, a fierce hatred of sin, and death to self and the world.
Brother Paul
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