Thanks Mike ... interesting to think about the progression: is it because God has to evolve, or is it that "we can't handle the truth" of something too far beyond our own personal Overton windows? I know I often want the "perfect" - but to get to the cool Phd level research, I might actually have to take the string of prerequisites: ends up getting from A to C may actually require going through B.
Sadly the path isn't always linear, and we're certainly seeing that today. This progression, though, may be instructive on where we go next. If we push societal answers that "we" aren't ready for yet, we may need to take the baby steps now to enable bigger steps later. That requires patience I don't want to have.
Hi Bob, great thoughts and questions. As I understand it, the Bible is inspired by God but written by humans. Since the books in the Bible were written over a nearly 1000 year period, when we read the Bible we can observe the biblical authors evolve in their thoughts about God. This evolution can also be called "trajectory." You're certainly right, this evolution is slow. It takes many deaths and resurrections, over millennia, for humankind to evolve. As slow as it is, I find comfort and hope in the fact that the Bible reflects ongoing growth and transformation.
Thanks Mike ... interesting to think about the progression: is it because God has to evolve, or is it that "we can't handle the truth" of something too far beyond our own personal Overton windows? I know I often want the "perfect" - but to get to the cool Phd level research, I might actually have to take the string of prerequisites: ends up getting from A to C may actually require going through B.
Sadly the path isn't always linear, and we're certainly seeing that today. This progression, though, may be instructive on where we go next. If we push societal answers that "we" aren't ready for yet, we may need to take the baby steps now to enable bigger steps later. That requires patience I don't want to have.
Hi Bob, great thoughts and questions. As I understand it, the Bible is inspired by God but written by humans. Since the books in the Bible were written over a nearly 1000 year period, when we read the Bible we can observe the biblical authors evolve in their thoughts about God. This evolution can also be called "trajectory." You're certainly right, this evolution is slow. It takes many deaths and resurrections, over millennia, for humankind to evolve. As slow as it is, I find comfort and hope in the fact that the Bible reflects ongoing growth and transformation.