Theological Science* Reveals New Ways to Interpret Scriptures, III
Too many people do not realize that man had to develop languages before man could write and that man had to develop writing before ma
n could make scriptures. Those people who do not realize that this sequence of human development is necessary, they will still not understand why an infinite God did not make any scripture or dictate a scripture to any scribe because God exists in a higher world and cannot even appear in our world. We are now living in the 21st century. Isn’t it time for all people to understand that every scripture is man-made?
When one studies scriptures, that person must realize that our languages today are more advanced compared to the older languages that man used to develop scriptures. This is why a religion might say that scriptures must be interpreted literally. I agree. But such interpretations can be flawed if the interpreter does not recognize the use of metaphors. For instance, Jesus Christ was an excellent communicator and used many different metaphors to teach very complex ideas that would not be understood by man for centuries. In this blog, I want to discuss three teachings of Jesus Christ that are still do not understand today. Our inability to understand them is dividing us, impeding our progress, and causing failures in our economic systems.
These forgotten teachings of Jesus are found in the New Testament at John 10:30 (I and my Father are one), John 10:38 (Father is in me, and I in him), and John 14:20 (I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you). In the 15th century, Nicholas of Cusa tells us that similar teachings are found in the writings of Anaxagoras (500-428 BC) in Turkey. Anaxagoras said that 'Each thing is in each thing.' Cusa agrees with both Jesus and Anaxagoras and says that ‘God is in all things in such a way that all things are in Him.’ Cusa concludes that ‘all is in all’ and ‘each in each. (See ‘On Learned Ignorance’ in Bk. II, Ch. 5.)
The teachings of Jesus, Anaxagoras, and Cusa become very clear in the work of Gottfried Leibniz in the 17th century. (See "Leibniz: Philosophical Writings" by G. H. R. Parkinson, Introduction, p.xvi). Leibniz says that God creates completed substances. In my book, I call these substances spiritual atoms. Leibniz says that completed substances must express the whole universe. Each completed substance is thus a mirror of the universe.
So, Leibniz says that ‘one thing expresses another when there is a constant and ordered relation between what can be said of the one and of the other.’ For instance, he says that ‘an ellipse can express a circle.’ Accordingly, we must find the exact functional relation that transforms a circle into an ellipse.
Today, functional relations form a scientific field of thought known as functionalism. (click) Unfortunately, many US sciences have turned away from God, have become atheists, and thus reject the teachings of Jesus, Anaxagoras, Cusa, and Leibniz. I say that these sciences are developing a disaster far greater than the recent failure of the U.S. economy.
* Theological science unifies scientific thoughts with people’s thoughts about God.
n could make scriptures. Those people who do not realize that this sequence of human development is necessary, they will still not understand why an infinite God did not make any scripture or dictate a scripture to any scribe because God exists in a higher world and cannot even appear in our world. We are now living in the 21st century. Isn’t it time for all people to understand that every scripture is man-made?When one studies scriptures, that person must realize that our languages today are more advanced compared to the older languages that man used to develop scriptures. This is why a religion might say that scriptures must be interpreted literally. I agree. But such interpretations can be flawed if the interpreter does not recognize the use of metaphors. For instance, Jesus Christ was an excellent communicator and used many different metaphors to teach very complex ideas that would not be understood by man for centuries. In this blog, I want to discuss three teachings of Jesus Christ that are still do not understand today. Our inability to understand them is dividing us, impeding our progress, and causing failures in our economic systems.
These forgotten teachings of Jesus are found in the New Testament at John 10:30 (I and my Father are one), John 10:38 (Father is in me, and I in him), and John 14:20 (I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you). In the 15th century, Nicholas of Cusa tells us that similar teachings are found in the writings of Anaxagoras (500-428 BC) in Turkey. Anaxagoras said that 'Each thing is in each thing.' Cusa agrees with both Jesus and Anaxagoras and says that ‘God is in all things in such a way that all things are in Him.’ Cusa concludes that ‘all is in all’ and ‘each in each. (See ‘On Learned Ignorance’ in Bk. II, Ch. 5.)
The teachings of Jesus, Anaxagoras, and Cusa become very clear in the work of Gottfried Leibniz in the 17th century. (See "Leibniz: Philosophical Writings" by G. H. R. Parkinson, Introduction, p.xvi). Leibniz says that God creates completed substances. In my book, I call these substances spiritual atoms. Leibniz says that completed substances must express the whole universe. Each completed substance is thus a mirror of the universe.
So, Leibniz says that ‘one thing expresses another when there is a constant and ordered relation between what can be said of the one and of the other.’ For instance, he says that ‘an ellipse can express a circle.’ Accordingly, we must find the exact functional relation that transforms a circle into an ellipse.
Today, functional relations form a scientific field of thought known as functionalism. (click) Unfortunately, many US sciences have turned away from God, have become atheists, and thus reject the teachings of Jesus, Anaxagoras, Cusa, and Leibniz. I say that these sciences are developing a disaster far greater than the recent failure of the U.S. economy.
* Theological science unifies scientific thoughts with people’s thoughts about God.
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