of some object of the mind,
a beholding that is
possible only because
the intellectual labor
of the previous stages
has been completed.
What is Plato getting at?
It is not so much that
he is simply advocating
a method of investigation
or discovery.
It is not, that is,
as if he is saying,
‘If you want to grow in
your knowledge,
then you should
implement this method.’
of your nature.This love is real.Let go of all selfishattachmentsto experiencetrue love.
should be understoodaccording to itsplain meaningas well as itshistoric andcultural contextand all Scriptureought always to beexamined alongsideevery other Biblepassage that bearwitness of thesame subject.
eradicated fromthe individual’spersonality andhis creativeimagination?What, would bethe consequencesif optimism wereeradicated fromour attempts tocomprehend andmould the societyin which we live?
today is thatwe do not trulybelieve in thespiritual reality.In our worldpeople maintaintheir sense ofrespectabilityby rejectingeverything exceptwhat they can seein the natural world.
to the cross, ‘Let not yourheart be troubled.You believe in God.Believe also in Me.
it is high timeyou thinkof it.Know moreabout what it is,how it differs fromother self-conceptslike self-esteem.We should researchwhy self imageis so importantin human psychology,and what we cando when it’snegative or unhealthy.
