Adrian,
You're not alone in trying to come to grips with perfection. I'm looking at
1 Cor 13:9-11 which suggests that, eventually, we will have perfect
knowledge. However, I may be taking this text out of context. If there is
no more time (as one interpretation of eternity), I would imagine that there
would no longer be the need for death and birth because they imply time. I
would think, though, that perfection and uniformity are not the same, IOW,
there would be differences. Maybe it's like the instances where we
momentarily experience total bliss, like an ice cream cone on a hot summer
day. This concept works for me, but I'm open to alternative interpretations.
Chuck
-----Original Message-----
From: Adrian Teo [mailto:ateo@whitworth.edu]
Sent: Monday April 16, 2001 12:06 PM
To: 'Vandergraaf, Chuck'
Cc: asa@calvin.edu
Subject: RE: The Future of Evolution
Chuck,
The difficult thing for me to understand is this idea of the attainment of
perfection. Does that mean we no longer change nor develop? Does that mean
we have perfect knowledge? Does that also mean that all species will live in
harmony and nothing will die? Does perfection leave room for individual
differences?
Adrian.
-----Original Message-----
From: Vandergraaf, Chuck [mailto:vandergraaft@aecl.ca]
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 5:12 PM
To: 'Adrian Teo'
Cc: asa@calvin.edu
Subject: RE: The Future of Evolution
Adrian,
You raise some good questions. I've always (well, for as long as I can
recall) been under the impression that, eventually, Jesus will physically
return to earth and will usher in a new heaven and new earth with believers
as its inhabitants ("I believe in the resurrection of the body"). At that
point, I would think that perfection will been been accomplished. One could
also ask, if we are to have eternal life, will there then still be the
concept of time? If not, IMHO, evolution then be inconsistent, as it
requires a dimension of time.
Chuck Vandergraaf
Pinawa, MB
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