tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736427810720155529.post4117808404301624735..comments2023-08-09T07:48:53.962-04:00Comments on Bear Witness to the Light: God So Loved The World That He Gave His Only-Begotten Son, That Through Him The World Might Be Saved.Fr. John L. Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16167510362871783781noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736427810720155529.post-38187992659047156212010-04-14T04:57:28.794-04:002010-04-14T04:57:28.794-04:00Angels
When I was younger, I found all these ange...Angels<br /><br />When I was younger, I found all these angels an obstacle to belief. Paradoxically however, Prof. Dawkins' meme theory has helped me realize that perhaps angels are not totally at odds with modern science! The word 'angel' signifies the bearer of a message, while 'memes' have been invented to account for the fact that information is conveyed. So the scientist is inspired by a meme and the religious person is inspired by an angel - but both processes look very similar to me.<br /><br />Believe<br /><br />In Jesus, God has given us a covenant of love, so it's interesting to find out that the English word 'believe' ultimately derives from 'love' - like 'beloved'. Perhaps this shows how much the language we speak has been constructed by Christianity.<br /><br />Imagine there were an English word 'belove' meaning 'to love and trust' as in a marriage, or even in the relationship between the Father and the Son. I think that would be a good word to express our response to God's testimony of love in Jesus.<br /><br />Sometimes, when people say 'only believe', it can sound as though you are being asked to abandon your critical faculties. But surely it is more a call to get to know Jesus, so that you arrive at a loving trust in Him.Sarah in the tenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13680566205364331756noreply@blogger.com