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"Rock & roll is a metaphorical arena, that's why you can find the abyss in a harmless old pop tune..."
- Greil Marcus
"Every man who will not have softening of the heart must at last have softening of the brain"
-G.K. Chesterton
"I have found, in short, from reading my own writing, that my subject in fiction is the action of grace in territory held largely by the devil."
-Flannery O'Connor
"To be a poet is not to make a poem, but to find a new way to live"
-Paul la Cour
In his book The Secret Of The Universe Dr. Nathan Wood devised a geometric analogy between the characteristics of time and the Godhead of the Trinity.
The future is the source. The future is unseen, unknown except as it continually embodies itself and makes itself visible in the present. The present is what we see, hear and know. It is ceaselessly embodying the future day by day, hour by hour, moment by moment. It is perpetually revealing the future, hitherto invisible. The future is logically first, but not chronologically first. For the present exists as long as time exists and was in the absolute beginning of time. The present has existed as long as time has existed. Time acts through and in the present. It makes itself visible only in the present. It is through the present that the future enters into union with human life. Time and humanity meet and unite in the present. It is in the present that time, the future becomes a part of human life, and so is born and lives and dies in human life. The present, therefor, comes out from the invisible future. The present perpetually and ever newly embodies the future in visible, audible, livable form, and returns again into the invisible time in the past. The past acts invisibly. it continually influences us with regard to the present. it casts light upon the present. That is it's great function. It helps us live in the present, which we know, and with reference to the future, which we expect to see.
Now substitute God for Time, The Father for the future, The Son for the Present and The Holy Spirit for the past.
THE TRINITY
The Father is the source. The Father is unseen, unknown except as He continually embodies Himself and makes Himself visible in the Son. The Son is what we see, hear and know. He is ceaselessly embodying the Father day by day, hour by hour, moment by moment. He is perpetually revealing the Father, hitherto invisible. The Father is logically first, but not chronologically first. For the Son exists as long as God exists and was in the absolute beginning of God. The Son has existed as long as God has existed. God acts through and in the Son. He makes Himself visible only in the Son. It is through the Son that the Father enters into union with human life. God and humanity meet and unite in the Son. It is in the Son that God, the Father becomes a part of human life, and so is born and lives and dies in human life. The Son, therefor, comes out from the invisible Father. The Son perpetually and ever newly embodies the Father in visible, audible, livable form, and returns again into the invisible God in the Spirit. The Spirit acts invisibly. He continually influences us with regard to the Son. He casts light upon the Son. That is His great function. He helps us to live in the Son, which we know, and with reference to the Father, which we expect to see....."
Dr. Nathan Wood, "The Secret Of The Universe "
"Metaphysics is a form of spiritual formation for the Christian. It is not an academic exercise. It awakens in the patient that terrible habit of engaging in reflection about these ultimate issues which if one is not careful, can immerse one in the supernatural world quite quickly. The proper solution to this metaphysical impulse, for the enemy, is to try to focus one's attention on the immediate practical."
Dr. J. P. Moreland, Talbot School of Theology, February, 1997
"We are not called to labor in philosophy on our own. We are not called to make our lives work on our own We are not called to try to believe things. It is not good to try to believe things. We will just end up faking that we believe things. We should try to try to believe things."
Dr. J. P. Moreland, Talbot School of Theology, March, 1997
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