| mewithoutYou – The King Beetle on a Coconut Estate Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I think the fire is representative of something beyond the scale of our comprehension. If beetles could think and discuss as these beetles do, they could never understand why humans do even a fraction of the things that we do (I mean, think of bureaucracy, or government, or listening to music or making art); and in the same way, we can't understand even the smallest fraction of the most "mundane" things God can do. (I'm not sure anything God does could be considered mundane, thus the quotes.) Also, while I can see how the last line could seem sarcastic, it seems to me a testament to faith (as others here have said) rather than a condemnation for seeking out false/empty mysticism. |
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| mewithoutYou – The King Beetle on a Coconut Estate Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I'm afraid that, according to your last sentence, no one will ever be a Christian. There's always the argument that you could be better at all of these things. After all, nobody can be perfect until we're no longer in the world - and so perfection isn't the point of our lives on the Earth. It *is* our goal, always striving to be better, but Paul writes about being "perfected in Christ." We're not going to achieve it until we're dead. I think instead that a Christian is one who is constantly working towards these, among other, goals in his or her life, even though he or she may fall from time to time or end up being utterly unsuccessful. Isn't that the point of redemption? |
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