undefining

It is human misery and not pleasure which contains the secret of divine wisdom. All pleasure-seeking is the search for an artificial paradise, an intoxication, an enlargement. But it gives us nothing except the experience that is vain. Only the contemplation of our limitations and our misery puts us on a higher plane. 'Whosoever humbleth himself shall be exalted.'

Evil is infinite in the sense of being indefinite: matter, space, time. Nothing can overcome this kind of infinity except the true infinity.

An interesting argument can be made- infinite=definite (absolute) and finite=indefinite (fleeting, changing, moving). Tony, I know you had some interesting input about the word define, finite and infinite.

De: [L] Down, from, away, apart.

Finis: [L] An end, conclusion.

Finite: [L] finitus, finire: having a limit.

in: An inseparable prefix meaning not.

de-fine: (apart, away)+(end, conclusion). to contain, a distance, between. There is a potential within the word- an infinite character embeded in the definition of it as well as the nature of language. When something is infinite, its definition is unchanging and unchangable; it is absolute. If words and language were absolute, there would only be one pure language. (language perhaps before the fall, before babel).

If we continue to 'de-fine' the world, and place a measured distance unto people, nature and God, we prevent things whatever from actuating their absolute (infinite) character. (tragically followed by people living into the finite character we collectively place upon them; imposition). pleasure seeking is placing your trust in the finite-ever changing material of the world. Moving foundations can hardly build skyward. However, it is when we seek first (the Kingdom of the Lord); the infinite found within the finite material world; the potential found within God's creation- it is then that we may draw nearer to God.

The sticky part is this: We must draw near to God, but we must not try to 'de-fine' God. Allowance of the infinite to remain infinite correlates to the notion of Grace. Imposition is and never was our calling; position however is our place under God, and where we ought remain. This is not to say that a person may or may not perceive our position as an imposition, this person I suggest is not in position under God. If we were all in such a position, perfect harmony must result. There is no need for Grace in Heaven, only here on earth for the purpose of redemption. The cross is infinity meeting the finite. Life breath into the dying.