freeborn | ελεύθερος on Nostr: Very cool. Have you ever the teaching that, in [Heb. ...
Very cool. Have you ever the teaching that, in [Heb. 6:19-20](https://esv.org/Heb+6:19-20), the word behind 'forerunner' meant an anchor that was taken in to a safe harbor ahead of time--all they had to do was 'pull themselves in'? It's a fantastic image, and certainly fits the context:
> We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain, where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.
Another one taken from the seafaring life is 'apostle' -- it was used almost exclusively prior to Scripture to denote a ship that was "sent out" carrying an important message (or cargo) -- IIRC. As a mariner, you must get so much more out of some of the analgies, metaphors, and even word choices in Scripture than the 'landlubbers'. I think the same thing must be true about fishermen.
To your last point, I'd only suggest the important difference between saying that God is _in_ all things and saying that God _is_ all things. The former thing we can say (Aquinas said, "God is innermost to all things") and you could look up the doctrine of divine _immanence_ for more on that (in case you're not already familiar); but the latter thing tends to rule out God's _transcendence_ and makes his essence _identical_ with his creation. Yes, God can and does indwell his people, but not by blending or mixing the finite with the infinite, or by overwriting our personhood with his...hope that makes sense. We receive "his Spirit" in our "jars of clay."
Backing up, I love the analogies with navigation as well. I often begin my classes reminding people that we should start by getting 'oriented' -- which literally means to find East -- so that we can then situate ourselves properly in relation to that fixed point, and find our way.
Appreciate the interaction. 🤙🏻
> We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain, where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.
Another one taken from the seafaring life is 'apostle' -- it was used almost exclusively prior to Scripture to denote a ship that was "sent out" carrying an important message (or cargo) -- IIRC. As a mariner, you must get so much more out of some of the analgies, metaphors, and even word choices in Scripture than the 'landlubbers'. I think the same thing must be true about fishermen.
To your last point, I'd only suggest the important difference between saying that God is _in_ all things and saying that God _is_ all things. The former thing we can say (Aquinas said, "God is innermost to all things") and you could look up the doctrine of divine _immanence_ for more on that (in case you're not already familiar); but the latter thing tends to rule out God's _transcendence_ and makes his essence _identical_ with his creation. Yes, God can and does indwell his people, but not by blending or mixing the finite with the infinite, or by overwriting our personhood with his...hope that makes sense. We receive "his Spirit" in our "jars of clay."
Backing up, I love the analogies with navigation as well. I often begin my classes reminding people that we should start by getting 'oriented' -- which literally means to find East -- so that we can then situate ourselves properly in relation to that fixed point, and find our way.
Appreciate the interaction. 🤙🏻