Wait, what? What's this feeling?
Don't tell me it's something new.
Please don't tell me I'm out of my depth, fishing new waters, finding out I'm not what I thought.
I wanted to be the sum total
the end
the finished creation.
But now, there is new. There is strange. There are things I don't know. I finally have questions.
God,
why did you make her?
will I understand her?
what is this new thing?
why are there new things?
what is love?
--Adam
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Did he really want to be the end?
ReplyDeleteIf he was a DUDE and not a Man, then yes. And so . . . maybe? I know that if I was him, I would be terrified by the change. That's why this is not Adam, but Adam via Robby.
ReplyDeleteAh, of course, the erroneous definition of "perfect" that everybody has. Why didn't I see it before? Everyone I've ever met seems to think "perfect" means "static," and of course, everyone wants to be perfect.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I remember saying "perfect" at any point. I take umbrage at that. What I meant by "no change" was "safe."
ReplyDeleteBut of course, unless challenged, I would have said perfection didn't change either. "I am the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow." But he could be the same in his sameness, or the same in his evolution. I don't honestly know.
No, no, you didn't say "perfect." You just used an argument that reminded me of arguments used by other people who mean "perfect."
ReplyDeleteThey always say, "I'm not perfect, but why would I want to be? Perfect is boring."
SOOOO untrue.
Well . . . I think God is the same always in His character, but the way He reacts and responds to situations is constantly changing. This is what I get by splicing the following:
"Jesus Christ (the Messiah) is [always] the same, yesterday, today, [yes] and forever (to the ages)." -- Hebrews 13:8
"Behold, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs forth; do you not perceive and know it and will you not give heed to it? I will even make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert." -- Isaiah 43:19
But what do I know? :-)
Hm.
ReplyDeleteA fascinating premise.
Yeah . . . it's kind of become a theme of mine (if you couldn't tell).
ReplyDeleteI wish to discuss this with you.
I think a good demonstration of that is the early church's debates over circumcision. Paul was all like, "Yes, we're changing the action, but the principle hasn't changed!"