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God and the Law, what it implies about the nature of reality
Reading in Deuteronomy, I’m amazed at how it introduces the concept of Law as a concept that is above not only all men, but in a sense — God Himself. It is in a sense the proverbial rock that He made to be too heavy for even Himself to lift — except that the righteousness and justice that it represents are defined by His very character, so He could not even desire to lift it, because doing so would be sin and there is not even a hint of evil desire in all of His being.
This reminds me of a conversation I recently had with a friend of mine who describes himself as an agnostic. We were talking about whether or not there could be such a thing as the supernatural, and found
i really enjoyed reading this! i think this approach is theologically sound, as well as full of faith and wonder. the new heaven and earth that he will create at the end of time will be familiar to us, but without the pain of sin. as c.s. lewis said, our first words in heaven will be “of course”.
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i really enjoyed reading this! i think...theologically sound,
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