This last week we talked about Socrates and Plato and how they used their minds to explore what they considered the most important aspect of life itself, "Truth". We looked at some examples of sentences that we use on a regular basis and discovered that what appears to be a simple sentence can actually be quite complex and that the other people who are with us, who hear and read the same sentence, have different understandings of what the sentence means. This suggests that the "truth" of a sentence can be either illusive or it may have mulitple meanings relative to the individual contemplating it. The sentence we wrote on our flip chart was, "We will be studying the great themes of the Bible." The words we dug into were: study, great, themes, and Bible. The meaning of those words apparently isn't all that easy to grasp. However, after significant discussion we did understand that at some level "themes" meant either "the meanings", "truths", or "spiritual goals" of the Bible. We also determined that for our purposes "The Bible" was in fact "God's written word to us." This was an "article of faith" and we didn't have time to explore that sentence, but trusted that we would in the future.
This Sunday we will explore the theme of "Honoring Parents." Why is it that God made such a big deal about this matter? What are parents? What is the meaning of the concept of honor? What is the benefit of honoring parents? What are the consequences of failing to honor parents? Is it a big deal or is it not? What does the world teach us about parents and how we should relate to them? Is the world's view in conflict with that of the view "commanded" in the Bible? I think this could take most of the one hour we have. Sixty minutes goes by slowly if you are looking at the seconds tick away, but not if you are flying through a "Great Theme" with your unbelieveablly wonderful mind. I can't wait until tomorrow.
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