"Although the comparison of elephant and ants is helpful at one level, it overlooks the fact that in this case the ants have been made in the image of the elephant, and this elephant has not only communicated with the ants in the ant-language, but has also, in the person of his Son, become an 'ant' while remaining an 'elephant.'
(From "Becoming Conversant with the Emerging Church" P. 129)
He presents an interesting thought. How does the incarnation (Christmas) impact the "absolute antithesis," as D.A. calls it? Do we have to be omniscient to grasp absolute truth in some ways? What does the incarnation change? I covet your insight...
-Andrew Spink
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