Pageau reiterates the concept of a work/sleep cycle imposed on the flesh after the Fall. He also builds on the concept of how clothing became a necessity because mortal flesh is just a part of the natural world and requires protection. This is on the personal level. On a community level, the “covering” is a…
Tag: symbolism
Living Under Space-Time
It’s a common doctrine in many churches and denominations that sin can be defined as arguing with God. This can be stated in many different ways to get the same basic concept. It’s anything except the one thing God said. Pageau’s definition is consistent with this. However, he uses the terminology and concepts he’s already…
Time and Space
One of the things Pageau doesn’t point out directly in his The Language of Creation is that, in the Hebrew mindset, we don’t need to understand the mechanism of things we encounter in our fallen world. There’s nothing wrong with it, but it’s not necessary to serve the Lord. Rather, the emphasis in Scripture is…
Why Suicide Is a Sin
The real sin in suicide is cowardice. Put it in context: This world is a lie. The only escape is death. But that escape must be earned, in the sense that it comes as a reward for valorous service to our Lord. It is the spiritual equivalent of a military pension. The metaphor of Christianity…
Hair and Veils
I’ve read somewhere a bit of speculation that Paul’s comments in 1 Corinthians 11 about hair and coverings were related to the Greco-Roman medical mythology of the time. That’s patently silly. Paul was referencing the Old Testament, and the Hebrews had no such notions about hair interacting with semen. It’s really not that complex, though…