"...in this limbo, this dark night, I could not turn to science. Faced with a reality, which reason could not solve, I turned to art and religion for comfort. It was these, and these only, that could call through the night, could communicate, could make sense, make more intelleigble--and tolerable 'We have art, in order that we may not perish from the truth' (Nietzsche). "
Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up from the depths of the earth. --Psalms 71:20
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Definitions
But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
This verse found in 1 Timothy 5:8 came up as part of one of the conversations this afternoon. One of the women I was talking with asked what the meaning of infidel was. When her mother and I couldn't give a precise definition, I took the dictionary down from the shelf. Our own definitions were "loser" and "worthless". What I found surprised me. The dictionary defines infidel as "an unbeliever" or "someone without religious beliefs".
Isn't it interesting to think that in the past it was a great insult to be called an unbeliever. Isn't it a pity that so many do not care, or even "glory" in their lack of faith!
This verse found in 1 Timothy 5:8 came up as part of one of the conversations this afternoon. One of the women I was talking with asked what the meaning of infidel was. When her mother and I couldn't give a precise definition, I took the dictionary down from the shelf. Our own definitions were "loser" and "worthless". What I found surprised me. The dictionary defines infidel as "an unbeliever" or "someone without religious beliefs".
Isn't it interesting to think that in the past it was a great insult to be called an unbeliever. Isn't it a pity that so many do not care, or even "glory" in their lack of faith!
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