I have on occasion proposed that the choice is not between either/or but both/and. I find that useful in trying to understand different manuscripts behind the English Bible. Sometimes a word can have a variety of meanings. Maybe the right one was clear to the original audience or maybe they embraced the flexibility.
As I was thinking about trying to delve into the glories of eternity a third option, which I have given passing mention of, reared its outside-the-world-of-beauty head. That is the option of “neither.” My son and I were debating on how we would spend an infinite amount of time and our opinions were all over the place. My mind went back to a discussion we had years ago in California. I pointed out how much he enjoyed playing with blocks when he was a baby and would have had no concept of computer design.
Eternity will be like that.
We can stretch our imagination to the breaking point. We can be insanely clever. We can turn over rocks and dig in the ant hills of life. When it comes down to it we will most likely find out that we didn’t have a clue.
I cannot make decisions based on the third option because I don’t know what it is. I cannot live with that. I can also live in anticipation of crossing the veil and getting my first glimpse of the “neither” that never occurred to me. For now, in this life, I have all the truth I need to live a righteous life and follow in the footsteps of Jesus.
I rub my hands in anticipation and giggle with glee at what I will find.
homo unius libri
Thank you!
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