En
Theos
One
advantage of a Classical education is that I know a little Latin and Greek.
This was a prerequisite in seminary and I struggled through it. I even spent one summer school session at a
monastery to get proficient. Although I don't use the languages any more they
do come in handy when reading inscriptions on public buildings.
The
phrase “en Theos” literally means “in God.” This Greek phrase is the root of
our English word “enthusiasm”. Webster’s Dictionary defines enthusiasm as “a
strong excitement about something; a belief in special revelation of the Holy
Spirit.” From its root, enthusiasm literally means, “filled with God.”
Living
at a time when evolution is taught as truth rather than theory, it is difficult
to grasp that anything is filled with God. Now that our culture has
successfully removed God from public life and relegated him to private devotion
and Sunday church, any sense of God attachment to the real world is not
politically correct. The explanation that everything and everyone evolved
through the survival of the fittest leaves no room for the grandeur of God.
I
live in one of the most beautiful places in the world. People come from all
over to see the majestic mountains, the fertile valleys and the teeming
wildlife. Although there is great respect for the magnificence of nature, there
is little recognition of its creator. All the credit is given to the complex
evolving of a natural order. It seems that mankind is filled with itself and
there is no room for the Other.
The
Bible presents creation quite differently. Although Genesis 1-3 is often
considered a myth, the biblical truth is that there is a creator who made it
all and he did a mighty fine job of it. I like what the prophet Isaiah says:
“Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts, the whole earth is full of His glory.”
The
whole earth is filled with God. Can you see it?
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