So after thinking on it awhile, I asked the Holy Spirit; and the thought that immediately popped in my head was that the plants were like my co-workers; and elements, principalities, and powers were like branch chiefs, division directors, and regional administrators.
That's a great approach. And the imagery you got in reply is very traditional-- your forebears a thousand years ago would have thought of it in terms of the feudal hierarchy of their day, and that's the only difference.
You're the second person in as many days to quote one of St. Paul's epistles to me. Both deepened my understanding of Paul's thinking, and my appreciation of it. Thank you!
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Date: 2022-02-22 12:34 pm (UTC)That's a great approach. And the imagery you got in reply is very traditional-- your forebears a thousand years ago would have thought of it in terms of the feudal hierarchy of their day, and that's the only difference.
You're the second person in as many days to quote one of St. Paul's epistles to me. Both deepened my understanding of Paul's thinking, and my appreciation of it. Thank you!