Dante on God's Truth
I now well see: we cannot satisfy
our mind unless it is enlightened by
the truth beyond whose boundary no truth lies.
Mind, reaching that truth, rests within it as
a beast within its lair; mind can attain
that truth -- if not all our desires were vain.
Therefore, our doubting blossoms like a shoot
out from the root of truth; this natural
urge spurs us toward the peak, from height to height.
-Paradiso, Canto IV
our mind unless it is enlightened by
the truth beyond whose boundary no truth lies.
Mind, reaching that truth, rests within it as
a beast within its lair; mind can attain
that truth -- if not all our desires were vain.
Therefore, our doubting blossoms like a shoot
out from the root of truth; this natural
urge spurs us toward the peak, from height to height.
-Paradiso, Canto IV
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posted by Michael D. Estes @ 8:51 AM
2 Comments:
At 9:26 PM,
Anonymous said…
I've got a request for you, Michael. On my blog post on Grudem, my mother-in-law responded and was none too happy.
I'm responding to her, so I'm asking all of you seminary geniuses not to reply to her post, so I can focus on being a bit more pastoral in answering her concerns. Thanks!
At 8:57 AM,
C.L. said…
Michael,
Thanks for the greetings! We sure miss you all around here. Or should I say, we around here miss you all there!
Happy New Year! You need to post pics of your little man!
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