Novel idea

 

I subscribe to The Cavalier Chronicle and every Wednesday they carry a short homily, which I like to read and comment on, because truth and knowledge are scattered to smithereens, so one never knows where one might find a nugget of insight, so I look in odd places for new ideas.

 

On Page 7 of the 10/23/24 paper, was the following homily, entitled, Following the Lead: “Every great and new idea isn’t necessarily from God. For generations there has been a common understanding of God and of God’s purposes and ways.”

 

My response: Not every great and new idea is necessarily originated with or generated by God. God is the greatest and most perfect Individuator, ever growing, creating, learning, individuating, and evolving in an infinitely expanding universe which God made, is growing inside of forever, and yet is somehow coextensive and outside of infinity. I realize this is a contradiction and might not make sense, but I am sorry, that seems to me just how to be the way that the universe is, and God is.

 

God commands us to have some pride, independence from De, and to each of us originate a few new concepts, artistic projects, or new opinions about the world. God has no monopoly (De owns most new ideas anyway.) on originality and urges us as mini-creators and living angels to come up with something new—God says more power to you, just do not become arrogant, compete with me, or seek to overthrow me.

 

The metaphysical and theological understandings of the past give insight into God, and God purposes and ways, but humans—especially among those who maverize—evolving and individuating, will discover and write about God’s nature and purposes and ways, in a newer take, and this all during living life while we change and become, while God changes and becomes.

 

Homily: “Following our new and great ideas may lead us away from God’s truth.

 

Hear the truth this week in church.

 

Hold fast to the tradition that you were taught by us: 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5.”

 

My response: God wants us to honor our cultural and religious traditions but to move on and forward too as self-realizers.