A sure word, but not the last word

C.S Lewis states "God cares nothing about temples built, but temples building." What does he mean by this? Any understanding of God must be a dynamic growing experience. Anyone that parks in the place thinking they are in a permanent understanding of truth, failing to understand the complexities of reality, surely brings peril to their soul. We don't have a last word about anything. However, this doesn't mean we can't have a sure word.

1 Cor 2:16 talks of the mind of Christ. What does this mean? Does this imply that we have omniscience? More likely I think it is a gift or resource that we are to exhaust and plumb as much as possible. Truth can always be plumbed or applied more deeply.

I heard a story of Charles Feinberg, one of the former leaders of Talbot. One day he was seen walking to class, it looked as if he was on air. When asked why he was in such a good mood, he states "I just finished reading the Bible for the 200th time..." This doesn't include reading it in greek, hebrew, etc. When asked "Are you still getting anything out of it?" He slowly looks up and states.."Every...single...page.."! Surely such stories should keep us from stating "we've got it all figured out." There are absolutes, but we don't know any truth absolutely.


"The temple of my soul is way too small, Lord would you enlarge it so that you may enter in"